Scripture Verse

Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. John 1:29

Introduction

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Olof Olsson (1841–1900)

Words: Ni­ko­laus De­ci­us, 1541 (O Lamm Gott­es un­schul­dig). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Ol­of Ols­son (1841–1900).

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

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

Lyrics

O Lamb of God most ho­ly,
On Calvary an of­fer­ing,
Despisèd, meek and low­ly,
Thou in Thy death and suf­fer­ing
Our sins didst bear, our ang­uish;
The might of death didst van­quish;
Give us Thy peace, O Je­sus!