King's College Cambridge 2011 Easter #10 When I survey the Wonderous Cross Rockingham

Wikipedia
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 two lines of the second verse do paraphrase St Paul at Galatians 6:14. The poetry of "When I survey..." may be seen as English literary baroque.
The hymn's fourth verse ("His dying crimson...") is commonly omitted in printed versions, a practice that began with George Whitefield in 1757.
Sung to the tune 'Rockingham' by Edward Miller (1735 -- 1807)

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• King's College
• Choir
• Chapel
• Cambridge
• music
• organ
• Easter
• Christmas
• carols
• Stephen Cleobury
• Ben-San Lau
• Parker Ramsey

[vfsolofa]

Inspiring listening to these Master-Pieces and Professional rendering by both Conductor and Choir with wonderful accompaniment. well Done and Many Thanks!

[titussenlair]

beautiful !

Thanks for sharing

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