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The hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal. 6:14b.
The music was used for an adaptation of the hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" by Isaac Watts in the Mennonite Hymnal: A Worship Book. [12] In Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy there is a city called Senzeni Na (founded by the Japanese). Part 7 of the book is also titled "Senzeni Na." [13]
Each hymn in the Psalmody was cross-referenced by page number to the "Manchester Hymnal" and only used a few verses of the full hymn text. In many respects, the Latter-day Saints' Psalmody represented a high-water mark in LDS hymnody. By today's standards many of the hymns are quite challenging, even for choirs, let alone congregational singing.
He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past". He is recognised as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages.
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"Lift High the Cross" George Kitchin "Crucifer" English 1887 "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß" O man, bewail thy sins so great Sebald Heyden: German 1530 "Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!" "O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" O world, see here your life Nikolaus Decius "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen" German 1647 "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross ...
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3. Well-known hymnists with pages of their own pretty much deserve to have their best-known, best-loved hymn in the Wiki. Now, obviously, there's an issue of taste here, but I would suggest that "When I survey" is certainly a strong contender for that place. In opposition to point 3, I accept that, for instance, Joy to the World has an article.