When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

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1 When I Survey Wondrous Cross Alfred V Fedak Selah Publishing Co, Inc Order from your favorite dealer or at wwwselahpubcom (Or call in S and Canada) T document is provided for review purposes only It is illegal to photocopy t music 2 When I Survey Wondrous Cross Isaac Watts first published When I Survey Wondrous Cross in Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707) Designated a communion hymn, it appeared under heading Crucifixion to World by Cross of Christ; Gal 6:14 One of first English-language hymns to use word I and to focus directly on personal religious experience, When I Survey holds an important place in tory of hymnody It offers an example of how Watts, sometimes called far of English hymnody, enlarged boundaries of English sacred song beyond metrical psalms to include freer verse that readily lent itself to new musical settings Watts fused two traditions of sacred song that had been developing side-by-side metrical psalms and hymns in texts characterized by unusual clarity and force in choice of words The son of a Congregationalist minister, Watts was born in 1674 in Southampton, England He followed far into ministry, accepting appointment to Mark Lane Chapel in London in 1702 His health broke soon after, forcing Watts to retire from public life ntil death in 1748, he fulfilled ministerial duties as possible and devoted much time to study and writing His books gained him wide repute, but Watts regarded hymns as most enduring contribution to church When I Survey is generally cited as best se, though ors remain in use as well In its first publication in 1707, When I Survey had five stanzas Its second line originally read Where young Prince of Glory died In an enlarged edition of hymnal in 1709, Watts changed second line to familiar On which Prince of Glory died and bracketed fourth stanza for optional use: His dying Crimson, like a Robe, Spreads o er Body on Tree; Then am I dead to all Globe And all Globe is dead to me In 1757, George Whitefield included When I Survey in Supplement to popular Collection of Hymns The next year, When I Survey first appeared in a hymnal published in nited States The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of Old and New Testament (1758) Since n, it has been found in hymnals of American denominations as varied as traditional Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, nitarians and Assemblies of God Widely acclaimed by hymnologists, When I Survey is seldom altered beyond omitting Watts fourth stanza (considered too gory) or making a few minor changes such as stanza 2, line 2 Save in Cross ; stanza 3, line 2 Love flow mingled ; stanza 4, line 2 That were a tribute or That were an offering The inclusion of When I Survey in milestone British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861) cemented its marriage in British usage to tune ROCKINGHAM (also known as COMMNION and CATON) The hymn had first appeared to ROCKINGHAM in 1833 ROCKINGHAM derived from an earlier tune named TNBRIDGE, published anonymously in 1778 in Supplement to Psalmody in Miniature, a collection edited by Aaron Williams Organist Edward Miller arranged ROCKINGHAM for use in The Psalms of David for se of Parish Churches (1790) Miller named tune for friend and patron, Marquis of Rockingham a three-time Whig prime minister In American hymnals, When I Survey is generally set to an arrangement of HAMBRG, a tune adapted from an old Gregorian Chant by prominent 19 th -century American music educator, Lowell Mason Alfred V Fedak Alfred V Fedak, noted organist and composer, is Director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Albany, New York, having held previous church positions in New ersey and Michigan He is active in Hymn Society in nited States and Canada and in American Guild of Organists, having served from as Director of national Certification Committee To date he has published nearly 100 individual compositions including anms, mass settings, vocal solos, and organ music He has also composed over 75 hymn tunes which appear in various collections and denominational hymnals, including The Alfred V Fedak Hymnary, published in 1990, and Sing to Lord No Threadbare Song: Hymns of Alfred V Fedak, published in 2000 Fedak was born uly 4, 1953 in Elizabeth, New ersey He earned BA and BM degrees from Hope College, and an MA from Montclair State niversity A Fellow of American Guild of Organists he also holds Guild s Choirmaster Certificate He is recipient of numerous prizes in organ performance and composition, including AGO s S Lewis Elmer Award for national high score on Guild exams T hymn arrangement is sponsored by Institute for Study of American Evangelicals (ISAE) at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187, through a grant from The Lilly Endowment The ISAE exists to encourage and support research on evangelical Christianity in North America

2 When I Survey The Wondrous Cross Two-part Mixed Choir and Keyboard with opt Treble inst (Violin or Clarinet) and optcong 3 Isaac Watts, 1707 ROCKINGHAM, Edward Miller, 1790; setting by Alfred V Fedak With warmth and confidence (q= ca 76) Treble inst Kybd II P? 4 3 F * F 6? cresc 12 F? F n *Play cue-sized notes only in absence of a treble instrument 2000 Selah Publishing Co, Inc, Kingston, NY wwwselahpubcom Printed in SA on recycled paper It is illegal to photocopy t music When I Survey 3

3 When I Survey Wondrous Cross Alfred V Fedak Selah Publishing Co, Inc Order from your favorite dealer or at wwwselahpubcom (Or call in S and Canada) T document is provided for review purposes only It is illegal to photocopy t music 4 18? 24? 29? which Choir and Cong F When gain I Prince I F of I sur - count but vey Glo - ry won - drous f died, loss, and pour con - cross on rich - est tempt n on n 4 When I Survey

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9 When I Survey Wondrous Cross Alfred V Fedak Selah Publishing Co, Inc Order from your favorite dealer or at wwwselahpubcom (Or call in S and Canada) T document is provided for review purposes only It is illegal to photocopy t music 10 88? small; so a - 92? mands mands maz - ing, soul, soul, so di - so di - rall al fine life, life, rall al fine vine de - vine de - all all n u 10 When I Survey