Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Messiah: No. 24 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows

The text is from Isaiah 53:4-5 (although only the first part of verse 5):  "4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried out sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.  5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace..."