Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
From Oremus Hymnal
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.
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.
Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;
the slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered;
for our atonement, while we nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.
For me, kind Jesus, was thy incarnation,
thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation;
thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
for my salvation.
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.
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Historical Notes
Translation of Quid commisti, dulcissime puer, ut sic judicareris and of Herzliebster Jesu
Author
- Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
- adapted by Jean de Fécamp (c. 1000-1079)
from which the German Herzliebster Jesu was written by Johann Heermann (1585-1647); trans. Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
