Reflection on His Love

O sacred Head, now wounded,

With grief and shame weighed down,

Now scornfully surrounded

With thorns Thine only crown:

How pale Thou art with anguish,

With sore abuse and scorn,

How does that visage languish,

Which once was bright as morn!

What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered

Was all for sinners’ gain;

Mine, mine was the transgression,

But thine the deadly pain.

Lo, here I fall, my Savior;

‘Tis I deserve Thy place;

Look on my with Thy favor,

Assist me with Thy grace.

What language shall I borrow

To thank Thee, dearest Friend,

For this, Thy dying sorrow,

Thy pity without end?

O make me Thine forever,

And should I fainting be,

Lord, let me never, never

Outlive my love to Thee. Amen.