When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Turn in Your Hymnal to.....

English - June 06, 2022 03:30 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MB
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If you were to open a hymnal and not find multiple hymns by Isaac Watts, you might question if you were actually holding a hymnal. His desire to worship God and put it in a form that not only glorified God but was pleasing to the ear and soul, resulted in a tremendous number of hymns that bless us to this day. His work is said to have “almost single-handedly changed the congregational singing habits of English-speaking Christendom.” Merely hearing the titles of so many of his hymns will start the music playing in our minds. This particular hymn, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, “is generally regarded as the most perfect ever written in our tongue.”