SONGS FOR THE SPIRIT: SUNDAY SYMPHONY
O sacred head, surrounded
by crown of piercing thorn!
O bleeding head, so wounded,
reviled and put to scorn!
Death’s pallid hue comes over you
The glow of life decays,
yet angel hosts adore thee
and tremble as they gaze
I see thy strength and vigor all fading in the strife,
and death with cruel rigor,
bereaving thee of life;
O agony and dying!
O love to sinners free!
Jesus, all grace supplying,
O turn thy face on me.
In this thy bitter passion,
Good Shepherd, think of me
with thy most sweet compassion,
unworthy though I be:
beneath thy cross abiding
for ever would I rest,
in thy dear love confiding,
and with thy presence blest.
That’s so beautiful – Thank you 🙂 x
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Glad you enjoyed it Jess. Now I’m off to to my Novus Ordo Mass where I’ll probably be subjected to some good kumbaya type music. 🙂
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Ah well, at lest you will encounter Him at the Eucharist 🙂
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Indeed I did madam. 🙂
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Good – for me that is always what really matters :)x
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Absolutely. It is worth suffering through all the pain, abuses and banalities of the new Mass. 🙂
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Love this hymn. Thank you.
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One of my favorites as well Betty. Glad you liked it.
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