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Celebration and Conventions of the Disciples of Christ
(1909)

 

The Convention Hymnal Title of Hymn 57: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts

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.
Isaac Watts

 

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