Voices Together ‎#323

323. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (La cruz excelsa al contemplar)

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 through 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 an off’ring far too small.
Love so amazing, so divine,
demands my soul, my life, my all.

1 La cruz excelsa al contemplar
do Cristo allí por mí murió,
nada se puede comparar
a las riquezas de su amor.

2 No me permitas, Dios, gloriar,
sino en la cruz de mi Señor,
lo que más pueda ambicionar
lo sacrifico por su amor.

3 Veo en su rostro, manos, pies,
las marcas vivas del dolor;
es imposible comprender
tal sufrimiento y tanto amor.

4 El mundo entero no será
dádiva digna de ofrecer.
Amor tan grande, sin igual,
en cambio, exige todo el ser.

Text Information

• First Line: When I survey the wondrous cross (La cruz excelsa al contemplar)
• Title: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (La cruz excelsa al contemplar)
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Translator (Spanish): W. T. T. Millham (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Matthew 27:27-54
  ;
  Mark 15:16-39
  ;
  Luke 23:32-49
  ;
  John 19:16-37
  ;
  Galatians 6:14
  ;
  Ephesians 2:8
  ;
  Philippians 3:7-11
• Topic: Blood of Christ; Commitment; Jesus Christ: Death of
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection . . ., 3rd ed., 1825