Oh sacred head surrounded..

now they have changed the words in some of the newer (awful) Catholic hymnals so here are the words as I recall..of course you could sing them in German///

Oh sacred head surrounded with crown of piercing thorn oh bleeding head so wounded reviled and put to scorn death's pallid hue comes o'er thee the glow of life decays and angel hosts adore thee and tremble as they gaze

I see thy vim and vigor grow dimmer in the strive and death with cruel rigor bereaving thee of life oh agony and dying oh love for sinners free Jesus all faith supplying oh turn thy face on me

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