Common Tune

Hymn

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

UXBRIDGE · L.M. · words Isaac Watts · music Lowell Mason

auto-underlaid These words and this tune share a meter but have no hand-edited setting; the underlay was fitted automatically (syllable-for-note, validated).

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross ture a His should drous cross boast, feet, robe, mine, na like hands, I won bid the dy from I For 5. Were 4. His 3. See 2. 1. When vey realm crim head, Lord, the that His son, of whole ing His it, sur my too the gled ry died, Christ far on min Glo down! small; tree; God! That Spreads Sor Save On were o’er row in which Prince death love bod pres ent y of of flow the a His and the the di vine, row me but loss, most, meet, globe, so all sor charm count Love Then Did All My e’er so I the rich love maz dead things gain ing, to and that I vain such am a est crown? all. me. blood. pride. life, dead to my to a His my rich mands all thorns sac pour all De And Or I And so them on is soul, my com globe my the ri con pose fice tempt Isaac Watts, 1707 UXBRIDGE L.M. Lowell Mason, 1830
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross far min on Christ Glo too the gled my ry a His and the the ent y flow of of pres bod love death Prince small; tree; down! God! died, His vey whole ing Lord, it, sur of son, His that the realm crim head, See 5. Were 4. His 3. 2. For 1. When the dy from bid I mine, robe, feet, boast, cross were o’er row in which That Spreads Sor Save On won I hands, like na ture a His should drous life, dead rich to all my to a His my my the com ri con my is so them on soul, globe pose fice tempt all. me. crown? blood. pride. maz dead love things gain a am such vain est ing, to and that I Love Then Did All My so I e’er the rich vine, globe, meet, most, loss, mands all thorns sac pour De And Or I And count charm sor all so di the row me but Isaac Watts, 1707 UXBRIDGE L.M. Lowell Mason, 1830

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.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.

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.

Try these words on another tune

Other words for this tune

Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ABERYSTWYTH (PARRY), ANGELUS, BRESLAU, FEDERAL STREET, GERMANY, MARYTON, MENDON, MORNING HYMN, OLD 100TH, QUEBEC, THE FIRST NOEL, VOM HIMMEL HOCH, WOODWORTH.

Download Public domain (CC0 on everything generated). PDF · MIDI · LilyPond source (engrave it yourself — pairs with the music fonts).