Behold Our Lord Is Dying (Aurelia)

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Behold, Our Lord Is Dying
Aurelia

Liturgical Use: Lent, Holy Week, Good Friday
Text: Thomas Fischer
Tune: "The Church's One Foundation" ("Aurelia")'
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Behold, Our Lord Is Dying
Aurelia

Behold, our Lord is dying
Upon the cursed tree.
As prophets told, foreknowing—
He died for you and me.
He hung there cursed and beaten,
He saved us by His blood.
Amid the shouts of sinners
Gave us God’s greatest good.

Isaiah had foretold it,
A tender Root would grow
With nothing to attract us,
A beauty none would know.
The Lord betrayed now taken–
Despised, rejected, killed.
The Father's chosen ransom
By nails and hammer stilled.

Oppressed and sore afflicted
He opened not His mouth.
Though led like lamb to slaughter
Was silent unto death.
Behold, the Savior dying!
Behold, God’s Holy Lamb!
True Man—yet King of Glory—
The very Son of God.

Was pierced for our transgressions,
Was crushed for all our sins.
The punishment He suffered
Gives grace and peace within.
Now by His wounds He’s healed us
He conquered death and sin.
In death He gives us vict’ry
Eternal hope within.

Lord Jesus, Child of Mary,
You felt our human woe;
O Savior, King most Holy,
To us Your glory show.
May all who see You dying
Bow prostrate and adore
For You, O Lord, so tender,
Have on us mercy poured.

To God
Be
The
Glory!