Sunday's Hymn: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God:
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.

See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down:
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

—Isaac Watts

Other hymns of worship songs for this Sunday:

• Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart at The Happy Wonderer 

Sunday's Hymn: Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
The shadow of a mighty Rock
Within a weary land;
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat,
And the burden of the day.

Upon the cross of Jesus
Mine eye at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me:
And from my stricken heart with tears
Two wonders I confess,
The wonders of redeeming love
And my own worthlessness.

I take, O cross, thy shadow
For my abiding-place:
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of his face;
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss;
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory, all the cross.

—Eliz­a­beth C. Cle­phane

Other hymns of worship songs for this Sunday:

• Come, Holy Spirit at The Happy Wonderer 

Theological Term of the Week: Hilary of Poitiers

Hilary of Poitiers
“A bishop from western France, banished to Asia Minor in 356” for refusing to accept Arianism under pressure from the Roman ruler Constantius.1 He lived from 315-368.

• From 2000 Years of Christ’s Power by N. H. Needham, page 220: 

While in exile, Hilary wrote his influential treatise On the Trinity. Because of his steadfast loyalty to the doctrine of Christ’s deity, Hilary is sometimes referred to as the “Athanasius of the West”. He is also the first of the great Latin hymnwriters; during his banishment in Asia Minor he heard the hymns that Arians were composing, and responded by writing orthodox hymns, which he put into use in Western churches after returning from exile to France in 361. 

Learn more:

1. Got Questions: Who was Hilary of Poitiers?
2. Theopedia: Hilary of Poitiers
3. Christian Classics Ethereal Library: St. Hilary of Poitiers
4. Credo Magazine: Hilary of Poitiers

Related terms:

• Ambrose of Milan
• Athanasius
• Basil of Caesarea
• Cappadocian fathers
• Gregory of Nanzianzus
• Gregory of Nyssa
• Irenaeus of Lyons
• Justin Martyr
• Origen
• Sabellius
• Tertullian

Filed under Christian History

1From 2000 Years of Christ’s Power by N. R. Needham.

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