When I Survey (O WALY WALY)

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“When I Survey the Wonderous Cross” was written by Isaac Watts, a rebel who used his quick wit to remind the world that worshipping God should be a joyous and personal experience. He was seen as a disgrace by the Church of England for not keeping hymns solemn and emotionless. If they had their way, Isaac’s work would have been snuffed out and forgotten. But God had different plans, and Isaac’s rebellious ways live on strongly to this day.

Read the full hymn history on the blog.

Info:

Words:	Isaac Watts
Music:	Lowell Mason
Key:	E to F major
Time Sig:	4/4
Tempo:	74 \| mid tempo
Tune:	O WALY WALY
Meter:	8.8.9.8
CCLI #:	5205637
Verse:	Galatians 6:14

Ideas:

I'm playing tin whistles on this one - whistles in the keys of B and C. My favorite whistles are at susato.com. You don't have to use a tin whistle - the orch demo shows how the arrangement sounds with a regular flute.

This arrangement is totally acoustic guitar driven, but the piano part can either work with the guitar or replace it.

vocals / keys

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instruments

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chord charts

C# D#

F# G# A#
Db Eb

Gb Ab Bb
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tracks

E | vocal demo
E | stereo track
drum loop click left, loop right
instruments no repeats

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