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Hymns and Tunes 1886 332

Calvary

Words: UnknownTune: P. M.

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1Come, O my soul, to Cal-va-ry, Cal-va-ry, Cal-va-ry; And see the Man who died for thee, Up-on th' accursed tree.

2Behold the Saviour's agony While groaning in Gethsemane Beneath the sins of men.

3With purple robe and thorny crown, And mocking soldiers bowing down, The Saviour bears my shame.

4Behold, they shed his precious blood! O, hear him cry, "My God, my God, Hast thou forsaken me?"

5He died! I the angel rolled in gloom! They laid him then in Joseph's tomb, While soldiers watched around.

6But in the light of dawning day Bright angels rolled the rock away, And Christ, the Conqueror, rose.

7Now he who died on Calvary Still lives to plead for you and me And bids us look and live.

8Soon he who once was scourged and bound Shall come again, with glory crowned, And reign forevermore.

9His saints shall crown the Lord of all; Before him every foe shall fall, And every knee shall bow.

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P. M.

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iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Come, O my soul, to Cal-va-ry, Cal-va-ry, Cal-va-ry; And see the Man who died for thee, Up-on th' accursed tree./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘////27A

Verse 2

Behold the Saviour's agony While groaning in Gethsemane Beneath the sins of men.˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘???˘/˘/˘/22A

Verse 3

With purple robe and thorny crown, And mocking soldiers bowing down, The Saviour bears my shame.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/23A

Verse 4

Behold, they shed his precious blood! O, hear him cry, "My God, my God, Hast thou forsaken me?"˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘22A

Verse 5

He died! I the angel rolled in gloom! They laid him then in Joseph's tomb, While soldiers watched around.˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/23A

Verse 6

But in the light of dawning day Bright angels rolled the rock away, And Christ, the Conqueror, rose.˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/23A

Verse 7

Now he who died on Calvary Still lives to plead for you and me And bids us look and live./˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/22A

Verse 8

Soon he who once was scourged and bound Shall come again, with glory crowned, And reign forevermore./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/????22A

Verse 9

His saints shall crown the Lord of all; Before him every foe shall fall, And every knee shall bow.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/24A

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.