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Text: | When I Behold the Wondrous Cross |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1675-1748 |
Tune: | ROCKINGHAM |
Adapter: | Edward Miller, 1731-1807 |
1 When I behold 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;
The vain things that attract 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 all the realms of nature mine,
It would be off'ring far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | When I behold the wondrous cross |
Title: | When I Behold the Wondrous Cross |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1675-1748 (alt.) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1994 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Holy Week: Good Friday; Humility |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ROCKINGHAM |
Adapter: | Edward Miller, 1731-1807 |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | D Major |
Media | |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |