Scripture Verse

Lord, to whom shall we go? John 6:68

Introduction

Words: Ce­cil F. Al­ex­an­der, 1858.

Music: St. Ber­nard (Ri­chard­son) Toch­ter Si­on (Co­logne, Ger­ma­ny: 1741). Ar­ranged by John Ri­chard­son (1816–1879) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Cecil F. Alexander (1818–1895)

Lyrics

When wound­ed sore, the strick­en heart
Lies bleed­ing and un­bound,
One on­ly hand, a pierc­èd hand,
Can salve the sin­ner’s wound.

When sor­row swells the la­den breast,
And tears of ang­uish flow,
One on­ly heart, a brok­en heart,
Can feel the sin­ner’s woe.

When pe­ni­ten­tial grief has wept
Over some foul dark spot,
One on­ly stream, a stream of blood,
Can wash away the blot.

’Tis Je­sus’ blood that wash­es white,
His hand that brings re­lief,
His heart that’s touched with all our joys,
And feels for all our grief.

Lift up Thy bleed­ing hand, O Lord,
Unseal that cleans­ing tide;
We have no shel­ter from our sin
But in Thy wound­ed side.