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Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
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 all the realms of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine.
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Isaac Watts, “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
Otterbein 1890 No. 119 · L.M · Zephyr
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James Allen·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Sweet the moments, rich in blessing,
Which before the cross I spend,
Life, and health, and peace possessing,
From the sinner’s dying Friend!
Verse 2
Here I’ll sit, forever viewing
Mercy’s streams in streams of blood:
Precious drops, my soul bedewing,
Plead, and claim my peace, with God.
Verse 3
Truly blessed is this station,
Low before the cross to lie,
While I see divine compassion
Floating in his languid eye.
Verse 4
Here it is I find my heaven,
While upon the Lamb I gaze;
Love I much?--I’ve much forgiven,--
I’m a miracle of grace.
Verse 5
Love and grief my heart dividing,
With my tears his feet I’ll bathe;
Constant still in faith abiding,--
Life deriving from his death.
James Allen, “Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing”
Otterbein 1890 No. 132 · 8s & 7s · Rathbun
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