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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 22

JESUS DIED ON CALVARY

1JESUS died on Calvary's mountain,
Long time ago,
And salvation's rolling fountain
Now freely flows!

2Once his voice, in tones of pity,
Melted in woe;
And he wept o'er Judah's City,
Long time ago.

3On his head the dews of mid-night
Fell, long ago;
Now a crown of dazzling sun-light
Sits on his brow.

4Jesus died—yet lives for ever,
No more to die—
Bleeding Jesus, blessed Saviour,
Now reigns on high!

5Now in heaven he's interceding
For dying men;
Soon he'll finish all his pleading,
And come again.

6Budding fig-trees tell that Summer
Dawns o'er the land;
Signs portend that Jesus' coming
Is near at hand.

7Children, let your lamps be burning,
In hope of heaven,
Waiting for our Lord's returning
At dawn or even.

8When he comes, a voice from heaven,
Shall pierce the tomb—
"Come ye blessed of my Father,
Children, come home."

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Meter: 9.4.8.4
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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Verse 1

JESUS died on Calvary's mountain,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

Long time ago,//˘/4B

And salvation's rolling fountain˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Now freely flows!//˘/4C

Verse 2

Once his voice, in tones of pity,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Melted in woe;/˘˘/4B

And he wept o'er Judah's City,˘˘///˘/˘8A

Long time ago.//˘/4B

Verse 3

On his head the dews of mid-night˘˘/˘/˘//8A

Fell, long ago;//˘/4B

Now a crown of dazzling sun-light/˘/˘/˘˘//9A

Sits on his brow./˘˘/4C

Verse 4

Jesus died—yet lives for ever,/˘///˘/˘8A

No more to die—˘/˘/4B

Bleeding Jesus, blessed Saviour,/˘/˘//˘˘8C

Now reigns on high!//˘/4B

Verse 5

Now in heaven he's interceding/˘/˘//˘/˘9A

For dying men;˘/˘/4B

Soon he'll finish all his pleading,///˘/˘/˘8A

And come again.˘/˘/4B

Verse 6

Budding fig-trees tell that Summer/˘??/˘/˘8A

Dawns o'er the land;//˘/4B

Signs portend that Jesus' coming/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Is near at hand.˘/˘/4B

Verse 7

Children, let your lamps be burning,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

In hope of heaven,˘/˘/˘5B

Waiting for our Lord's returning/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

At dawn or even.˘/˘/˘5C

Verse 8

When he comes, a voice from heaven,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Shall pierce the tomb—˘/˘/4B

"Come ye blessed of my Father,///˘˘/˘7C

Children, come home."/˘//4D

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.