The Hymnbook ‎#198

198. 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)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Galatians 2:20
  ;
  Galatians 6:14
• Topic: Christ: Passion; Christ: Atonement; Christ: Love of; Commitment; Communion, Holy; Cross, The; Jesus Christ: His Passion and Atonement

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Rockingham Old," Hymn 387.