151 | The Hymnal#152a | 152b |
Text: | When I survey the wondrous cross |
Author: | Rev. Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ROCKINGHAM OLD |
Composer: | Edward Miller |
1 When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God:
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
3 See, from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down:
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
4 Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | When I survey the wondrous cross |
Author: | Rev. Isaac Watts (1707) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ the Lord: His Passion; Atonement; Christ: Passion, His(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ROCKINGHAM OLD |
Composer: | Edward Miller (1790) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |