Christ — Sufferings and Death

When I survey the wondrous cross

No. 315
Metre L. M.
Tune McCABE.
Words Isaac Watts.
Music E. S. Widdemer.
Key F major
Time 3/4
4 stanzas

Words

When I survey the wondrous crossOn which the Prince of glory died,My richest gain I count but loss,And pour contempt on all my pride.

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?

Since I, who was undone and lost,Have pardon through his name and word;Forbid it, then, that I should boast,Save in the cross of Christ, my Lord.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,That were a tribute far too small;Love so amazing, so divine,Demands my life, my soul, my all.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «CHRIST—SUFFERINGS AND DEATH.»; hymn number «315» (large), tune name «McCABE. L. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals: «M», small «c», «C», small «ABE»), «E. S. WIDDEMER.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «When» («sur - vey», «glo - ry» with spaced hyphens, «rich-est» with a tight one; «wondrous» and «contempt» printed whole under two notes each). Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text below the music, under the italic reference line «58, 101, 104.» (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 58, 101 or 104): stanza 2 and the first two lines of stanza 3 in the left column, the rest of stanza 3 and stanza 4 in the right column; the second line of stanza 3 runs over in the narrow column («Have pardon through his name and / word;») and is joined here. «Isaac Watts.» in italics after stanza 4 (its period faint). In stanza 4, line 2, the word «too» is set in italics (slanted «t», tilted ovals of the «oo», against the upright roman of «far» and «tribute»): written «too». The stanza numbers of the text stanzas are printed without a full stop («2 See,»); they are numbered «2.» here like stanza 1. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «?» («down ;», «meet ?», «crown ?», «word ;», «small ;»); it is closed up here. Apostrophes are written straight («e'er»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print.