When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

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Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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?

Verse 4

Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an off’ring far too small.

Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Music by: Lowell Mason, 1824; inspired by a Gregorian chant; alt. | hamburg

Text by: Isaac Watts, 1707

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