Page 303
THE
WEEPING
SAVIOUR.
C.
M.
Original.
"In
whom
we
have
redemption
through
his
blood,
the
forgiveness
of
sins."
Eph.
1-7.
Isaac
Watts
1707.
Key
of
F
Major.
By
Eld.
E.
Dumas
1839.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
Chorus.
1.
A
-
las
and
did
my
sav-iour
bleed
!
And
did
my
sov'
-
reign
die!
Would
he
de
-
vote
that
sa
-
cred
head
for
such
a
worm
as
I
}
Oh,
come,
sin
-
ner,
you
will
hear
the
Sav
-
iour
say
weep
2.
Thus
might
I
hide
my
blush
-
ing
face,
While
his
dear
cross
ap
-
pears.
Di
-
solve
my
heart
in
thank
-
ful
-
ness,
And
melt
mine
eyes
to
tears.
3.
But
drops
of
grief
can
ne'er
re
-
pay,
The
debt
of
love
I
owe:
Here,
Lord,
I
give
my
-
self
a
-
way,
Tis
all
that
I
can
do,
}
Oh,
come,
sin
-
ner,
you
will
hear
The
Sav
-
iour
say
weep
not
for
me,
See
the
sa -
viour
on
the
cross!
Oh,
sin
-
ner,
hear
him
cry,
E
-
lo
-
i,
E
-
lo
-
i,
La
-
ma
Sa
-
bac
-
tha
-
ni
not
me
me,
See
the
Sa
-
viour
on
the
cross.
Oh,
sin
-
ner,
hear
him
cry,
E
-
lo
-
i,
E
-
io
-
i,
La
-
ma
Sa
-
bac
-
tha
-
-
ni.
This
tune
was
composed
by
Elder
E.
Dumas
in
1859
for
the
first
edition
of
the
Sacred
Harp.
See
other
sketches
of
him
in
his
various
tunes,
in
this
volumn.
The
original
title
to
the
above
hymn
was
Godly
Sorrow
arising
from
the
suffering
of
Christ.
It
was
published
in
Watts'
Hymn
Book
No.
2.
It
originally
contained
six
verses.
Dr.
Watts,
author
of
the
hymn
composed
a
large
lot
of
hymns,
and
is
one,
among
the
greatest
hymn
writers
in
all
the
world.
See
many
sketches
of
him
in
this
volumn.