When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

Verse 1:

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When I survey the wondrous cross
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On which the Prince of glory died
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My richest gain I count but loss
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And pour con - tempt on all my pride

Verse 2:

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Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast
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Save in the death of Christ my God!
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All the vain things that charm me most
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I sacri - fice them to His blood

Verse 3:

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See from His head, His hands, His feet
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Sorrow and love flow mingled down
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Did e’er such love and sorrow meet
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Or thorns com - pose so rich a crown?

Verse 4:

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Were the whole realm of nature mine
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That were a present far too small
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Love so amazing, so di - vine
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Demands my soul, my life, my all

Note: Transpose up for sharps and down for flats.

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