O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][Em][G][Dsus4][C]
[G]

[Verse 1]
O [Em]sacred [C]Head,
[G]now [A]wou[G]nded,
with grief and shame weighed [Em]down,
now scorn[C]fully sur[A]roun[Em]ded
with [G]thorns,
thine only crown:
how pale thou art [Em]with anguish,
[C]
with sore abuse and scorn!
How does that vis[G]age languish
which once was bright as [C]morn!

[Verse 2]
O sacred Head, now wounded, [Em]with
grief and shame weighed down,
now scorn[C]fully surrounded
with thorns, thine only [Am]crown:
how pale thou art with anguish,
with sore abuse [E]and scorn![Em]
[G]How [D]does [G]that[D][Em]
[A]visage langui[D]sh
[G]which [C]once was [A]bright [D]as [Bm]morn![B][G][C]
[Ebdim]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][C][F][Am][G][Em][F][C][D]
[G]What thou,

[Verse 3]
[C]my [G]Lor[C]d, has[G] suf[D]fered
What thou, my [G]Lord, has suffered
[B]was [Em]all for sinn[Esus4]er s'[Am]
[Em]gain;
for sinners' gain;
[C]for sinners' gain;
mine, mine was the [G]transgres[D] si[G]on,
[B]but [Em]thine the [Ebdim]deadly pa[Am]in.[Em]
Lo, [D]here [Bm]I fall,[C]
[Bm]my Sa vi[Am]or![G][C]
[Dsus4]'Tis I[G][C][G]
de[Am]serve [E]thy [A]place;
look [D]on me [Em]with [D]thy fa[A]vor,[F#m][D]
[F#m]assist[D] me[Bm] with t[Am]hy g[G]race[C].[D][E]

[Interlude 2]
[B][Em][G][A][D]
[G][C][Bb][A][Dm][C][F]
[Esus4][A][Esus4][A]
[F#m]What lan

[Verse 4]
[Esus4]guage sha[A]ll [D]I bor [A]row[F#m][E][A]
[E]to [C#m]thank [F#m]thee, deares[C#]t friend[Bm],[F#m][E]
[D]for this [A]thy [Bm]dying [A]sor[F#m] row,[E][A]
[C#]thy [F#m]pity w[C#]ithout e[F#m]nd?
O [E]make [C#m]me thi[D]ne for[C#m]ever ;[Bm][A]
[D]an [Esus4]d should [A]I f[D]ainting be[A],[Bm][F#]
[Ebm]Lord, [B]let[E] me [F#m]never [E],[F#m][E]
never, [C#m]nev er[B][E]
[C#m]Lord, let [A]me never, never, [Bm]nev er
outlive [A]my [D]love [E]to [F#]thee.

[Verse 5]
[D][A]
[D]Amen, [E]amen.

[Outro 1]
[A][D][Fdim][Em][D]
[G][A][D][G][D][E]
[E]
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