And so it begins (again)...

This blog had been in my mind for a while now, and now seems as good a time as any. The title of this blog comes from Chris Tomlin's song of the same name.

I don't know where this will go, but hang around; we'll see.

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

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

O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live
O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all

[Edit: I have wrongly credited the words to Tomlin. Isaac Watts was the one who first wrote "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," which Tomlin subsequently adapted and modified. I have since changed the blog description, but the title remains, because I've grown rather partial to it. Heh.]