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When I survey the wondrous cross – Rockingham
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When I survey the wondrous cross
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adapted from an older tune; NEH 95
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author of text
By common consent, When I survey the wondrous Cross is one of the finest hymns to spring from the evangelical movement in eighteenth-century England. The gory imagery of Isaac Watts’ text of 1707 is remote from present-day religious thought (if not from present-day Hollywood films) but was common currency to Protestants of the time: Bach set similarly bloodstained texts to music in his cantatas and Passions without complaint. The tune, an adaptation of a melody called Tunbridge made by Edward Miller, organist of Doncaster Parish Church and a former flautist in Handel’s orchestra, was published in 1790 and soon became the standard one for these words. It was aptly harmonized by the glee composer Samuel Webbe in 1820.
from notes by Collegium Records © 2000
Recordings
 The Hymns Album, Vol. 2Studio Master: SIGCD572Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  A new collection of hymns from the internationally renowned Huddersfield Choral Society, including modern 'classics' and ranging back through the Vaughan Williams revival to tunes having their origins in the German Baroque.» More |
 Praise my soulStudio Master: SIGCD545Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Subtitled 'Favourite hymns from Jesus College Cambridge', this programme celebrates the rich and living tradition of hymnody through the exalted voices of the college's two chapel choirs and the thunderous voicings of the 2007 Kuhn organ.» More |
 Sing, ye Heavens - Hymns for all timeCOLCD126Download only  An inspiring album of 21 hymns spanning fifteen centuries of the history of Christian Europe, including the world premiere of a new hymn by John Rutter himself, Eternal God.» More |
 The English Hymn, Vol. 3 - Hills of the north, rejoiceCDP12103Archive Service  ‘The voices are magnificent; likewise the organ. The whole record is a delight’ (Gramophone) ‘There is nothing in this collection that is not worth hearing and much to treasure’ (Cross Rhythms)» More |
