Thursday Video: O Sacred Head Now Wounded
April 1, 2010
Fernando Ortega sings this beautiful version of “O Sacred Head Now Wounded,” a hymn attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, taken from a poem that first appeared in the 14th century.
The hymn comes from an English translation (of the original Latin) made in 1830 by James Alexander, a Presbyterian minister. His translation contains many more verses that we usually sing. This Wikipedia entry contains all the verses.