O Lamb of God most holy!
Who on the cross didst suffer,
And patient still and lowly,
Thyself to scorn didst offer;
Our sins by Thee were taken,
Or hope had us forsaken:
Have mercy on us, Jesus.
Author: Nikolaus Decius
Year: 1531
This is an English translation of the German hymn "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig" by Nikolaus Decius (also known as Nikolaus von Hof). The parenthetical "Russell" in the title likely refers to the translator (possibly Arthur Tozer Russell or similar 19th-century translator) rather than the original author of the lyrics.