When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts (1707)
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And mourning weep o'er all my pride.
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.
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?
His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o'er his body on the tree;
Then am I dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.
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.
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors, 1799
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