<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
when was when i survey the wondrous cross written
when was when i survey the wondrous cross written
1707
1707