Text:When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:HAMBURG
Composer or Arranger:Lowell Mason

635. 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 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
First Line: When I survey the wondrous cross
Title: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Author: Isaac Watts (1707, 1709)
Meter: L.M.
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Offering; Sacraments: Lord's Supper; Acts of the Church: Confirmation (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: HAMBURG
Composer or Arranger: Lowell Mason (1825)
Meter: L.M.
Key: F Major
Notes: Alternative Tune: ROCKINGHAM OLD



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