Suffering Saviour, Lamb of God,

Suffering Saviour, Lamb of God,
How hast thou been usèd?
With the Almighty's wrathful rod
Soul and body bruisèd!

We, for whom thou once wast slain,
We, whose sins did pierce thee,
Now commemorate thy pain,
And implore thy mercy.

We would with thee sympathise
In thy bitter passion;
With soft hearts and weeping eyes
See thy great salvation.

Thine's an everlasting love;
We have dearly tried thee;
Whom have we in heaven above,
Whom on earth beside thee?

What can helpless sinners do
When temptations seize us?
Nought have we to look unto
But the blood of Jesus.

Pardon all our baseness, Lord;
All our weakness pity;
Guide us safely by thy word
To the heavenly city.

O sustain us on the road
Through this desert dreary;
Feed us with thy flesh and blood
When we're faint and weary.

Bid us call to mind thy cross,
Our hard hearts to soften;
Often, Saviour, feast us thus,
For we need it often.