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"Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed" is a hymn by Isaac Watts, first published in 1707. The words describe the crucifixion of Jesus and reflect on an appropriate personal response to this event. The hymn is commonly sung with a refrain added in 1885 by Ralph E. Hudson; when this refrain is used, the hymn is sometimes known as "At the Cross". The final line of the first stanza has attracted some criticism, as it leads the singer to call themselves a "worm". Hymnals often change the line from "for such a worm as I" to "for such a one as I" or "for sinners such as I".
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- 1 2 "History of Hymns: "Come, Let Us Eat"". Discipleship Ministries. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- 1 2 Marshall, Madeleine Forell (1995). Common Hymnsense. GIA Publications. pp. 164–170. ISBN 978-0-941050-69-2.
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- ↑ "Handbell World | Come Let Us Eat Carter, J. Kwillia, B. | Handbell World". www.handbellworld.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.