John Mason Neale, 1818–66 & William Denton, 1815–88 (v. 4)
1 O Thou, who through this holy week, Didst suffer for us all, The sick to heal, the lost to seek, To raise up them that fall. 2 We cannot understand the woe Thy love was pleased to bear: O Lamb of God, we only know That all our hopes are there. 3 Thy feet the path of suffering trod, Thy hand the vict'ry won: What shall we render to our God For all that He hath done? 4 To God, the blessèd Three in One, All praise and glory be: Crown, Lord, Thy servants who have won The victory through Thee. Amen.
SIDEBAR
Holy Week
This hymn was posted as an aid to meditation for Holy Week 2010
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All the hymns chosen focus our thoughts on the cross of Christ, which is the only thing in which a Christian may boast (Galatians 6:14). They remind us of our sin, the reason for Christ's death. But they point us forward to his coming in glory, the hope of heaven. We need both the backward look to Calvary lest we forget our purification from our former sins (2 Peter 1:9), and the forward look to glory that motivates us to purify ourselves, just as Christ is pure (1 John 3:3).
