TLH 146: LAMB OF GOD, PURE AND HOLY

Lent -- Organ Audio

1. Lamb of God, pure and holy,
Who on the cross didst suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Thyself to scorn didst offer.
All sins Thou borest for us,
Else had despair reigned o'er us:
Have mercy on us, O Jesus!

2. Lamb of God, pure and holy.
Who on the cross didst suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Thyself to scorn didst offer.
All sins Thou borest for us,
Else had despair reigned o'er us:
Have mercy on us, O Jesus!

3. Lamb of God, pure and holy,
Who on the cross didst suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Thyself to scorn didst offer.
All sins Thou borest for us,
Else had despair reigned o'er us:
Thy peace be with us, O Jesus!



Notes:


Hymn #146 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
Text: John 1:29
Author: Nikolaus Decius, 1531
Translated by: composite
Titled: "O Lamm Gottes
Tune: "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig"
1st Published in: _Christl. Kirchenordnung_
Town: Erfurt, 1542