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Christ in Song 60

Calvary

Words: William R. NewellMusic: D. B. Towner

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1Years I spent in van i ty and pride,
Car ing not my Lord was cru ci fied,
Know ing not it was for me he died
On Cal va ry.

RefrainMer cy there was great, and grace was free;
Par don there was mul ti plied to me;
There my bur dened soul found lib er ty,
At Cal va ry.

2By God's word at last my sin I learned;
Then I trem bled at the law I'd spurned,
Till my guilt y soul im plor ing turned
To Cal va ry.

3Now I've giv'n to Je sus ev'ry thing,
Now I glad ly own him as my King,
Now my rapt ur ous soul can on ly sing
Of Cal va ry.

4O the love that drew sal va tion's plan!
O the grace that bro't it down to man!
O the might y gulf that God did span
At Cal va ry!

The verse

Meter
9.9.9.4
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Years I spent in van i ty and pride,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A
Car ing not my Lord was cru ci fied,//˘˘/˘??/9B
Know ing not it was for me he died//˘˘˘˘˘˘/9A
On Cal va ry.˘/??4C

Verse 2

By God's word at last my sin I learned;˘//˘/˘/˘/9A
Then I trem bled at the law I'd spurned,/˘?/˘˘///9A
Till my guilt y soul im plor ing turned/˘////?//9A
To Cal va ry.˘/??4B

Verse 3

Now I've giv'n to Je sus ev'ry thing,//?˘///˘/9A
Now I glad ly own him as my King,/˘///˘˘˘/9A
Now my rapt ur ous soul can on ly sing/˘////˘˘//10A
Of Cal va ry.˘/??4B

Verse 4

O the love that drew sal va tion's plan!˘˘/˘//??/9A
O the grace that bro't it down to man!˘˘/˘?˘/˘/9A
O the might y gulf that God did span˘˘˘//˘/˘/9A
At Cal va ry!˘/??4B

Refrain

Mer cy there was great, and grace was free;///˘/˘/˘/9A
Par don there was mul ti plied to me;///˘?//˘˘9A
There my bur dened soul found lib er ty,/˘/////˘/9B
At Cal va ry.˘/??4C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.