When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Mason)
Authors: Isaac Watts • Composers: Lowell Mason • Meter: 8.8.8.8. • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png, png-shaped-note • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain
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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 Lord;
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.