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the Wondrous Cross Words: Isaac Watts Music: Appalachian folk melody |
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the Wondrous Cross Words: Isaac Watts Music: Appalachian folk melody |
ABOUT THE SONG
Blending exquisite poetry ("Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown?") and profound theology (singleminded devotion is the only proper response to the sacrificial love of Christ revealed at the cross), "When I Survey..." leads us in song to an utter abandonment to God.
The endearing folk melody that accompanies these awesome lyrics creates an expression of true wonder for heart and mind. It may seem strange to us now, but this was one of the first English-language hymns to use the word "I" and to focus directly on personal religious experience.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
English preacher and theologian, Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748) wrote hundreds of hymns, and is counted by many as the Father of English Hymnody. This hymn first appeared in 1707 in a collection entitled "Hymns and Spiritual Songs."
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