Ye wretched sons of men draw near, The cries and groans of Jesus hear

Verse 1

Ye wretched sons of men draw near, The cries and groans of Jesus hear; Come see the blessed lamb of God, There shedding of his precious Blood,

Verse 2

Behold him wounded scourg'd & bruis'd Mock'd, and slander'd, and abus'd; O hear his cries upon the tree: Why hath my God forsaken me!

Verse 3

His pain, his anguish, and distress, No heart can feel, no tongue express; When all the powers of Hell broke in, And Christ bore all the weight of sin.

Verse 4

When Jesus to the Cross was nail'd, The Sun was all in darkness vail'd; The Rocks were rent when Jesus cried! The earth was shaken when he died.

Verse 5

The heavens their black curtains drew, Such mournful scenes they could not view; It was too much for human eye, To see the King of Glory die.

Verse 6

How dark and awful was the day, When Jesus died to take away; Our curse and punishment and pain, For which he died and rose again.