Scripture Verse

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29

Introduction

Words: Ni­ko­laus De­ci­us, 1541 (O Lamm Gott­es un­schul­dig). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Ar­thur T. Rus­sell (1806–1874), alt.

Music: O Lamm Gott­es Ni­ko­laus De­ci­us, 1541 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of De­ci­us or Rus­sell (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O Lamb of God most ho­ly!
Who on the cross didst suf­fer,
And pa­tient still and low­ly,
Thyself to scorn didst of­fer;
Our sins by Thee were tak­en,
Or hope had us for­sak­en:
Have mer­cy on us, Je­sus.