1. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
that man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.
2. Who was the guilty who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus hath undone thee.
’Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:
I crucified thee.
3. Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;
the slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered:
for man’s atonement, while he nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.
4. For me, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation,
thy mortal sorrow, and thy life’s oblation:
thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
for my salvation.
5. Therefore kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,
think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
not my deserving.
AH, HOLY JESUS, HOW HAST THOU OFFENDED
First Line:
Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, that man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
Songbook: Trinity Psalter Hymnal 2018
Page Number: 337
Song Key: G minor
Language: English
Authors: Johann Heermann, 1630
Tune Name: HERZLIEBSTER JESU
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1640
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