Text:When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Author:Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Tune:HAMBURG
Composer:Lowell Mason, 1792-1872

387. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

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 Lord;
The vain things that now tempt me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.

3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
The pain and love flow mingled down;
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

4 Were ev'ry realm of nature mine,
My gift would still be far too small:
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Text Information
First Line: When I survey the wondrous cross
Title: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2012
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Topic: Cross; Devotional; Devotions: Stations of the Cross (6 more...)
Tune Information
Name: HAMBURG
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: LM
Key: F Major or modal



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