When I Survey the Wondrous Cross performed by Tim Hughes
About the Song:
Issac Watts originally titled his hymn “Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ.” Those words exult God and what he has done for us while demonstrating the insignificance of all that this sinful world has to offer. The hymn shouts to us from the cross just how much Jesus has done for us and how everything else is a second-rate savior.
Lyrics: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
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.
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.
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Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were an offering far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
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About the Performer:
Tim Hughes is a British worship leader and singer-songwriter. He is Director of Worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church in central London, and heads up Worship Central, an international worship training and resource centre.
2 Comments
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Beautiful version of the old hymn. They put the words to the folk song “The River is Wide”. This tune is also use in our hymnal–CW 498. The guitar chords are easy. Pass it on!
Steve Brown
When I sing a hymn like “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”, I just want to respond with “I love you lord with all my heart for doing this”, but the hymn doesn’t give me that opportunity. I am left with the emotion, which is fine. This new arrangement builds on what was lacking for me, and uses the feelings in the lyrics and melodies of the new chorus to unlock something fresh in me.
The contemporary songs (and updated versions of older hymns) tend to use lyrics like “I love you Lord”, “I long for you”, and “I need you Lord”. This is the reason that many in the traditional churches claim the newer songs to just be love songs. The contemporary artists are building on the one thing that the hymns were lacking. Hymns were written in a time when it was considered to be a sign of weakness to show one’s emotions. This is no longer true.
A few Biblical precedence for doing this:
Psalm 18:1 I love you, Lord, my strength.
Psalm 116:1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyardon a fertile hillside. (From “the song of the vineyard”)
Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
Psalm 61:4 I long to dwell in your tent foreverand take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
Psalm 119:174 I long for your salvation, Lord, and your law gives me delight.
Tim Hughes has crafted a very engaging rendition of this incredible hymn. Thank you so much for sharing and what you are doing within the WELS today. We need you.