Lyrics to
O Sacred Head

This version of O Sacred Head was released by Amy Grant in 1979.

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O sacred Head now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down
Now scornfully surrounded, with thorns Thine only crown
How art Thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn
How dost that visage languish which once was bright as morn

What language shall I borrow to thank Thee dearest friend
For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end?
Or, make me Thine forever, and should I fainting be
Lord let me never, never outlive my love to Thee.

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About Lyrics and O Sacred Head by Amy Grant

The lyrics for O Sacred Head are defined as the words making up the song released by Amy Grant in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to O Sacred Head have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Amy Grant and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to O Sacred Head by Amy Grant if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to O Sacred Head" means the words set to the music of O Sacred Head, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Amy Grant. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to O Sacred Head and the lyrics to O Sacred Head are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Amy Grant who came here looking just for the lyrics to O Sacred Head, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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