When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Words and music by Isaac Watts · 1707
Key of Eb · 72 BPM · 4/4 · Grace,Confession · Galatians 6:14
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 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?
Verse 4
His dying crimson,
like a
robe, Spreads o'er His body
on the tree;
Then I am dead
to all
the globe, And
all the globe
is dead to
me.
Verse 5
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.
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