He was “a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering” (v. 3). “Man of Sorrows, What a Name” owes its text and tune to the nineteenth-century hymn writer Philip Paul Bliss. a man of sorrows[ b] and acquainted with[ c] grief;[ d] and as one from whom men hide their faces[ e] he was despised, and we esteemed him not. He is despised and humbled of men, a man of sorrows, and he knew sufferings. Silent as He stood accused Beaten mocked and scorned Bowing to the Father’s will He took a crown of thorns. Intro F F F F Verse 1 F Bb F Bb F C Man of sorrows Lamb of God, by His own betrayed Dm Bb Dm Bb C F The sin of man and wrath of God has been on Jesus laid Verse 2 F Bb F Bb F C Silent as He stood accused, beaten mocked and scorned Dm Bb Dm Bb C F Bowing to the Father's will, He took a crown of thorns … When God became a man, he became a man of sorrows. Oh that rugged cross my salvation Where Your love poured out over me Now my soul cries out hallelujah Praise and honour unto Thee Born in 1838, Philip Bliss was one of the most important American gospel song writers of the century. Ab A A# Bb B C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G#. A contemporary of Dwight Moody, Ira Sankey, and George Root, Philip Bliss made a huge contribution to American evangelical hymnody. * = strum once [Verse] G C G Man of sorrows Lamb of God C G D By His own betrayed Em C Em The sin of man and wrath of God C D G Has been on Jesus laid G … Some are men of pleasure, others men of wealth, but he was “a man of sorrows.”. He and sorrow might have changed names. The expression is intended to be very emphatic, it is not “a sorrowful man,” but “a man of sorrows,” as if he were made up of sorrows, and they were constituent elements of his being. Aramaic Bible in Plain English. He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not. See All. The Servant of God in Isaiah is a “man of sorrows.” The Hebrew phrase (’ish makh’ovot) means, literally, “man of pains,” and refers to both physical and emotional suffering. He was not one of the carefree folks who laugh and joke their way through life and who never seem to be deeply touched by anything. God’s Servant would not be immune from difficulties. (Isaiah 53:1-3 RSV) These remarkable words are felt by any person who comes to Christ and remembers how lightly he regarded him when he first learned of him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Man of sorrows Lamb of God By His own betrayed The sin of man and wrath of God Has been on Jesus laid. Man Of Sorrows Chords (Transposable): Lyrics only. a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Man of Sorrows Watch Party will be Thursday afternoon at 1.30 followed by a watch Party of some of the behind the scenes. In fact, he would be “acquainted with deepest grief.” Jesus is this man of sorrows.