194 | Chalice Hymnal#195 | 196 |
Text: | When I Survey the Wondrous Cross |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | HAMBURG |
Composer: | Lowell Mason |
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 cross 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 an offering 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 (1707) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Topic: | God Known in Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death; Christian Year: Holy Week; Commitment(6 more...) |
Tune Information | |
---|---|
Name: | HAMBURG |
Composer: | Lowell Mason (1824) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | F Major |