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?

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
By: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748

Listen as you read.  This is a beautiful piano version by Norm Hastings.

Having considered our initial responses to surveying the cross, we now look more closely.  We have the powerful heart words of love and sorrow which set a context for our Tuning today and the rhetorical question which we will probe a bit in our Thoughts Thursday.  So let’s take a closer look to our Savior hung on that wondrous cross.

Head, Hands, Feet

For years I have said that in order to experience the joy of Easter morning, it is imperative to consider the sorrow of Good Friday.  In order to appreciate the victory of the Resurrection, we must contemplate the apparent defeat of Christ’s sacrificial death. I do believe our celebration of His triumph over sin, death and the grave are inextricably linked to our remembrance of His suffering.  I know it is difficult to ponder the dark side of these realities, but it is worthwhile because of the implications.

So we look at His head, hands, and feet.  A rereading of the different gospel accounts juxtaposed with mental images from The Passion of the Christ reminded me of objections at its release that it too graphically depicted the torture aspect of the crucifixion.  I can appreciate those objections, but I am remembering them against this backdrop.  

Those who yelled “Hosanna!” were some of the same ones yelling “Crucify him!” just days later. Why?  Because they imagined a different kind of King than Jesus actually was.  I wonder in our retelling and imagining the story if we have cleaned it up too much, and in so doing lost some of the ghastliness of Jesus’ last hours.  Though the entirety of Isaiah 53 allows us to fill in some of the details of the Gospel accounts, as an example, consider this verse from the end of the preceding chapter.  

As many were astonished at you—
    his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,
    and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—
 so shall he sprinkle many nations.  Isaiah 52:14-15a ESV

Semblance means the outward appearance.  So, His outward appearance barely resembled a human, and many were astonished.  It seems to me this is a very graphic in nature.  But my point is not to argue the veracity of the interpretation in that movie, but rather to cause
us to look at His sacrifice and see something we may have never seen before, or at least to a new extent.

When you “see” or visualize His crucifixion does it resemble the above depiction by Isaiah?  Have you sterilized His sacrifice and maybe lost at least a bit of the emotions of sorrow and love demonstrated?  To see the sorrow and love requires me to look at His head, hands and feet, even though I might rather not do so.

Will you take just a moment and ask the Holy Spirit to help you see the sacrifice of our Savior rightly?

Sorrow and Love Flow Mingled Down

Though this stanza begins by telling us to “see”, then advises us to focus on head hands and feet, what we are supposed to see is sorrow and love.  It is beautiful poetry, but may be more clearly rendered “See, sorrow and love flow mingled down from His head, His hands, His feet.”  Though I have taken the time to challenge your mental imagery of these events, what I really hope to accomplish is the development of a clearer and more accurate understanding of how His going to the cross vividly demonstrates His sorrow over sin and His love for us.  We will think about this a little more deeply in our Thursday Thoughts, The Richest Crown.

For now, allow your heart to be stirred by these two considerations.  Jesus taught the following truth then modeled it on the wondrous cross.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.  John 15:13 ESV

His blood flowed down out of love.  He asked the Father to forgive those crucifying Him because “they know not what they do”. (Luke 23:34)  He died for those who do not even understand why, friends and foes alike.

His blood flowed down out of sorrow as well.  He had sorrow over our sin, our living for ourselves and our misunderstanding the events of our lives.  One example of this was again on Palm Sunday when Jesus wept coming into Jerusalem, even as the crowds shouted His praise.  Luke 19:41 tells how he longed for us to know what was bringing peace, His sacrifice, but they could not see that any better than they could see the love and sorrow mingled in His blood shed just a few days later.

We unfortunately are similar in our inability to see things clearly, whether on the cross, or against the backdrop of it.  Whether His sorrow or love.  Watts is pleading with us to see.  As you go through this week remembering His Passion, ask Him to stir in you a new passion for Him, which more accurately reflects His for you.

Happy Tuning!

Jesus, I see Your head, Your hands, Your feet.  Help me to see the way they demonstrate Your sorrow and love for me.  Give me eyes to see the way these truths mingle together beautifully, even in the pain.   In Jesus name.  Amen.

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Video 4.3 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

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?

Christ became sin for us and allowed his body to be broken to pay the penalty for our sins. Ask God to help you see the sacrifice of His son with new eyes today.

And He allowed His blood to be shed, portraying as never before or since a unique blending of sorrow for and love overcoming sin. Ask Jesus to lead you to a similar place of sorrow over your sin.

The answer to the rhetorical question in these last two lines is an emphatic “no”! It is interesting to note the change in the sequence with love leading the way in this line. Thank Jesus that his love led the way to Calvary.

His crown confirmed His willingness to become the suffering servant from Isaiah 53, wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities. Give praise to Jesus for His willingness to take the punishment for your sins.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, be Resonant.

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.

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
By: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748

Listen as you read.  This is a beautiful piano version by Norm Hastings.

We begin this stanza by picking up where we left off in the first.  Having counted our gains as losses, and poured contempt on our pride, Watts now invites us to ask our Lord to forbid us to boast of anything except the death of Christ our God.  So there are really two elements in play in the first part of the stanza which we will focus on in today’s Tuning.

Boasting in Christ

It is a very clever turn of phrases used here.  The first idea proposed is this notion that God would forbid us to boast, except about Jesus’ sacrifice.  I want to approach this instead by looking at that which he is actually implying we will boast.

Though this stanza seems to start off with this idea of desiring to be forbidden to boast, it is really a prayer that we will boast in something: the incredible sacrifice of Christ on the cross, His Death.  To someone who knows nothing of the efficacy of His sacrifice, this would seem like a remarkably macabre and morbid request.  Why would someone want to boast in the death of someone else?

Ah, but we do know of the impact of His laying down His life.  Or better yet, have begun to know it.  Though there are many Scriptures which speak of what Christ accomplished on the cross, consider this one.

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit…1 Peter 3:18 ESV

What do we see in this one verse?

1. He suffered once for sins
2. He, the righteous One, did this for us, the unrighteous
3. He brought us to God
4. He was put to death
5. But made alive in the spirit

He took care of sin, brought us to God, died but was made alive.  If that is not something to boast in, then there never has been.

So it begs the question.  Why don’t we do it more often?  Sure, when we are gathered together singing His praises, boasting of Him comes easy.  But often outside of that gathering, not so much.

While I think the immediate defense of our actions more often stems from the opposition we might face, or the lack of interest people seem to have had in the past, I wonder if there might be a simpler explanation.  Do we really grasp the magnitude of what Jesus has already accomplished?

The answer is yes, and no.  Yes we have begun to grasp it, as only eyes of faith can, but do we really understand just how remarkable this all is?  That’s the no.

I believe if we did have a better grasp of it we would be more quick to boast.  And what makes me so sure?  Consider the things about which you easily boast.  I actually want you to allow a few to come to the surface of your heart before you read the second idea, but let me help.

Let’s first be clear about what boasting is.  To boast is to talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.  Did that help clarify things, and maybe remind you of the last time you did that?  Most of us are probably more guilty of the old, “That’s nice, but I think my ______ is a little better than yours.”  We do this boasting without even noticing.

Boasting in Nothing Else

So let’s think about it this way.  Have you ever caught yourself sharing a litany of accomplishments and suddenly felt like you had gone a little too far?  Maybe it was not even about yourself, but someone of whom you are proud, or in whom have a vested interest?

Maybe you are thinking, “Far be it from me” to boast in what I have or can do, but this is something most of us struggle with on some level, even if the boasting is internal.  All a vain attempt to feel a little better about ourselves, compared to the person to whom we are boasting.

What we really long for is a place of rest where we do not need to boast.  That place of rest is found at the foot of the cross.  Looking up to behold what our Savior has accomplished, puts everything else into perspective.

I want to encourage you to take a few minutes with the video log below which will guide you through an experience of reorienting yourself to Jesus and His cross.   These are available every week to our Subscribers, less often to our Free Members, and only occasionally to everyone, like this one.  I pray it will help you boast in the work of Christ today, and keep you from boasting in anything else.

Happy Tuning!

Jesus, thank You for Your sacrifice on the cross.  I want to boast in it everyday so please show me the wonder of Your redeeming love again today.   May that awareness limit my willingness to boast in my accomplishments, until it disappears entirely.   In Jesus name.  Amen.

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Video 4.2 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

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.

We continue the same theme from the end of the first stanza of disdain for our accomplishments.  As the prayer continues here it actually intensifies. Echo it by asking God to keep you from reveling in what you’ve done.

Now we fill the vacuum created by our unwillingness to speak of our accomplishments by making the deliberate choice to boast instead in what Christ has accomplished by His death. Ask Him to help you in this noble pursuit.

It is a good practice to routinely assess things in our lives which compete with our affection for Christ.  Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what those things might be for you today.

Armed with this fresh awareness, bring that brief inventory to God and denounce each item.  This will help you be unencumbered in your efforts to esteem His eternal achievements.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, be Resonant.

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.

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
By: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748

Listen as you read.  This is a nice instrumental version.

Before we begin, would you please take a few moments and look at the cross.  As you do, ask the Holy Spirit to give you fresh eyes to see it, and all that it represents and symbolizes to you as a follower of Christ.  Survey the cross.

Survey

One of the reasons I love the hymns so much is because the writers chose their words so carefully.  It may not have been quite so unusual in 1707 when Issac Watts used the word survey, but I believe it is an excellent choice still today.  I asked you above to look at the cross first, then to survey it.  But let us take a quick look at how much richer a word survey truly it.

Survey says…

I must admit, when I think of the word survey in this context, the idea of forming or sharing my opinion or perspective never even crosses my mind, but it is a good place to begin.  Different pronunciation, different meaning.  In a sense I suppose Watts is stating his opinion and experience of the cross, and although it is a singular survey, it is a challenging, compelling and powerful one.  So much so that it influences and shapes that of those who read and sing his text thoughtfully.  Frankly though, this is just a beginning point.

This is the image that first comes to mind for me when I see this word, survey.  In it we begin to develop a different perspective as we consider the cross.  Let’s consider the definition of this activity as found at Thought Co.

In its broadest sense, the term surveying encompasses all activities that measure and record information about the physical world and the environment. The term is often used interchangeably with geomatics which is the science of determining the position of points on, above or below the surface of the earth.

This definition intrigued me, not only because of the conciseness of the first part, but also the latter which referred to “on, above or below the surface of the earth” all three of which the cross has implications upon, not to mention the term geomatics, which was a new one to me.

And so we arrive at the term as is used in the hymn.  Survey, to look carefully and thoughtfully at the cross so as to appraise it.  And that is not easy to do, for a couple reasons.  First on which is that we have become so familiar with the cross that we think we have ascertained its full meaning.  We wear it, decorate with it, and adorn our churches with it in attempts to keep this powerful symbol before us, but in so doing may suffer the unintended consequence of diluting the true power of what it represents.  I pray as we journey through Lent and make our approach to Holy Week the Spirit will allow us to see the cross in a while new light, even as we declare again what mercy has done for us at it!

Pride

And herein lies the second reason appraising the cross is not easy, our pride.  As much as we know we desperately need the cross, we too often live as though we do not.  Jesus invites us in Luke 9:23 to “deny (ourselves) and take up (our) cross daily” but we would often rather admire His.

Contempt is the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.  It is the last part of the definition that comes closest to what Watts is saying.  This is a very strong statement, and appropriately so.  It is exceedingly so when juxtaposed with the wonder that fills our hearts when we survey the cross, and at the same time still opposes it.

What fills you with pride?  Or better yet, how does pride slowly seep into your life?  Are you aware of the gateways?  Even that which at the surface is not a bad thing, like the ability to sing, can become a hindrance if we derive our identity from it.

Imagine this image is coffee.  Now imagine it is laced with acid.  That changes it, doesn’t it?  That is effectively what pride does to everything it touches.  So Watts, filled with wonder at the sight of the cross, determines to pour scorn on his pride, and we should purpose to do the same.

Inventory

I asked above, but would encourage you to take a quick inventory of what might invite pride into your life, and be on guard against it by pouring scorn on it whenever your appraisal of it competes with your appraisal of the cross.  We will do a little more of this on Thursday, but tune your heart today with this in mind.

Happy Tuning!

Jesus, thank You for giving me the ability to see Your cross for what it is,  a wonderful expression of Your love for me.  Help me to survey it rightly and nail my pride to it regularly.  Help me tune my heart today with an awareness that my pride will mar my ability to see and respond to Your cross today, and make the necessary adjustments as I go through this day.  In Jesus name.  Amen.

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Video 4.1 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

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.

Survey is a bit of an unusual word as it’s used here, but it’s perfect.  When we look carefully and thoroughly at the cross to appraise it, it is indeed wonderful. Thank God for the capacity to survey the cross.

Because of who He is, Jesus should never have had to die. Because of who He is, Jesus knew His was the only life that could be offered as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins. Thank Him.

Only His death could atone for sin, and in so doing it renders everything we could ever attain or possess as comparably worthless. Ask Jesus to help you see everything accordingly which you might otherwise be tempted to do to earn His grace.

Oh for the ability to view my personal achievements beneath consideration, worthless, and even deserving of scorn that I might rightly see the wonder of His love for me displayed on the cross.  Help me Lord.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, be Resonant.

Glory to God, and praise and love,
Be ever, ever given;
By saints below and saints above,
The Church in earth and heaven.

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
By: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

Listen as you read.  This is a nice instrumental version.

We are focusing in every one of these Tunings on loving God with our hearts.  Giving glory to God and praising Him seem pretty straightforward right?  I mean, the words seem to communicate pretty clearly what I need to do.  I need to give glory and praise to God, not only with my lips but with my life as well.  And I need to do this because He is worthy of said glory and praise.  But what about LOVE?

Loving God

Ok, I need to love God.  I am down with that.  But exactly how do I do that.  Pretty quickly simply telling God I love Him seems to fall way short of what my response to His love for me truly needs to be.  Instead, this kind of love implies that we are giving of ourselves.  [If you want to think more about love, here’s a great article about love at Crosswalk.com, “What Is Love? – Meaning & Biblical Understanding of the Word” by Meg Bucher]  This also brings it in line with the other two concepts, we give Him glory and praise, so to give Him love requires us to give of ourselves.

What I want to encourage you to consider is, “What would that kind of love look like in my life?”  I think a great place to begin is Jesus’ explanation, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15)  This takes the nebulous concept of love and immediately makes it at least a bit clearer.

Loving My Neighbor

Allow me to give you but one example.  Jesus commanded us to love the Lord, and immediately followed it with a second commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”  (Mark 12:31)  When you understand that your neighbor is not just the person who lives next door, but instead anyone around you that needs help, then it becomes obvious you will have no shortage of opportunities to love Jesus, as you love your neighbor.

Some are more obvious and appropriate for some than others, but consider these.

• A person with a flat tire alongside the road.
• The young couple who has just welcomed their second child into their home and is feeling overwhelmed.
• Your child when you can tell something is bothering them.
• The co-worker whose car is in the shop and needs a ride to work.
• Insert the one that has already come to your mind here__________

This is one of the ways we love God, by giving ourselves away, just like Jesus did on the cross.

Checking Off Your List

Now before you go looking for these things to do so you can check them off your list, allow me to caution you.  First, do not just dutifully love your neighbor.  Put your heart into it.  Look for ways to give yourself away, not simply obey the command.  This makes a world of difference to the person you are loving, and also to God.

Second, notice the unchecked box in the image.  It is meant to represent the opportunities around you of which you have not yet taken advantage.  And do you know what happens when you do check off that box? You realize there is another unchecked one below it, representing the never-ending opportunities to love others.

Never-Ending

And I do mean never-ending.  Did you notice the second line repetition of the word ever?  When a writer repeats a word, they are drawing special, special attention to something.  Here the emphasis is on the eternal scope of our adoration.  I am not certain what our eternal loving will look like, but I do believe there will be a communal aspect to our forever worship.  I believe this will certainly involve giving ourselves away to others as we give glory, praise and love to God.  That starts now, and continues on forever.  Thanks be to God.

We will think about that a little more in our next Thoughts.  Until then, be resonant.

Happy Tuning!

Jesus, thank You for loving me and modeling for me how to give myself away.  I want to give you glory and praise, so I know I need to continue to look for ways to love others.  Help me to see those opportunities and then give me courage to walk into them.    In Jesus name.  Amen.

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Video 3.5 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Glory to God, and praise and love
 Be ever, ever giv’n
By saints below and saints above,
 The church in earth and heav’n.

Glory and praise appear pretty straightforward, particularly because they seem word driven. But love immediately implies action. Ask God to show you how to do all three today.

When songwriters repeat a word we should really pay attention. Here, it is putting emphasis on the scope of our adoration, ever, ever. He is worthy of us doing this now, and forever.

But not just us, all the saints on earth, joining all the saints who have already gone before us and are in His presence in heaven. Thank him for the opportunity to continue your worship when this life is over.

Your saving faith makes you His child and a part of the church. If you have one you attend, thank him and pray for it. If you do not, ask him to lead you to one, so you may experience now a taste of what is forever yours.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, be Resonant.

My gracious Master and my God,
  Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the world abroad
  The honors of Thy name.

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
By: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

Listen as you read.  This version is features the tune that is more often used in the UK.

There is such a different energy in this version which features a tune less common in the US.  I think it really matches this stanza.  That is true whether you see this as a prayer or a statement.

Statement or Prayer

I keep re-reading this and keep coming up with the same two possibilities.  At first, I think this is a statement.  My Gracious Master and my God assist me.  To do what?  To proclaim.  Yes and Amen! God does assist us to proclaim His name.  If He did not, we could not possibly adequately spread the honors of His name to the entire earth.  It seems like a statement.

That is until you understand it with the last verse, which by the way is what each line of a hymn stanza is actually called.  “The honors of Thy name.”  Up to this point it seems like it could be statement declaring that God actually does help us.  This resonates with us because He does.  However, I believe this last line makes it a prayer.

Why is this important?  Because most of the other stanzas are actually horizontal.  They are directed from one worshipper to another, or at least another prospective worshipper.  This stanza is unusual in the context of this hymn because it is directed vertically.  It is sung directly to God, making an appeal for His assistance.  The vertical direction is important because in it we may learn a valuable lesson.

Help Me, Jesus!

If we are going to have any  real hope of proclaiming the glory of our God, we are going to need His help!  This represents the key tuning element for this installment.  Seems simple and straightforward, but let me ask you what at first may seem like a simple question.  When was the last time you prayed and asked God to assist you in telling the world about Him?  Of course this is not limited to praising Him in song, but I also do not believe it excludes help with that.

Directions for Singing

And Charles Wesley’s brother John offered some help from His perspective which he intended would illicit better signing.  His seven principles were written for a particular volume of hymns, but many can be applied in a broader context.  That is certainly true of this one.

4. Sing Lustily – and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half-dead or half-asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Be no more afraid of your voice now, nor more ashamed of its being heard, than when you sang the songs of Satan.

Ouch!  That is a strong indictment to lift up energetic voices in praises.  If we sang the songs of Satan without shame, certainly we should sing the songs of Jesus entirely free of shame.

So how are you doing with that?  Do you sing lustily?  If not, why not?  When was the last time you asked God specifically to help you sing?  Have you ever asked Him?

Tune your heart to sing His praise, by asking Him to assist You spread through all the earth abroad the honors of His name.  And then, make haste to find a group of worshippers to which to lend Your newly loosed tongue.

Happy Tuning!

Jesus, thank You for Your willingness to assist me in proclaiming You name.  Forgive me for not asking sooner or more often.  I confess I need Your help to do this and so I am asking.   Help me, Jesus, to proclaim Your name, when I am singing, and when I am not.  In Jesus name.  Amen.

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Video 3.4 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

My gracious Master and my God,
  Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the world abroad
  The honors of Thy name.

We may be quick to acknowledge him as God, but what about Master? Maybe because it implies there are things He has for us to do?  May His grace compel us to serve. Ask him what he wants you to do today.

Whatever He asks you to do will almost undoubtedly serve this purpose, to proclaim who He is. Ask Him for His assistance to do that.

We are commanded to make an impact beyond our local proclamation’s. Giving, praying, going, and sending, as we advance His Kingdom to the ends of the earth.  Are you involved in these pursuits?

There is no other name worthy of the honor due the name of Jesus. Thank Him that you get to be one of those who make that known.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, be Resonant.