When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Author: Isaac Watts
Composer: Gregorian chant; Lowell Mason

Languages (4)

This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:

• Dutch: Als ik het wond’re kruis aanschouw
• English: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
• German: Schau’ ich zu jenem Kreuze hin
• Spanish: La cruz excelsa al contemplar
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Most common tunes for “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”

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Appearances of “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” over time

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Copyright status of original text

This text was first published in English, in 1841 or earlier.

Public domain

Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sacred Hymns (Nauvoo Hymnal) (1841), no. 249.