The phrase "O Calvary" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
O Calvary
...And purchased there my pardon free.
O Calvary! dark Calvary!
Where Jesus shed His blood for me;...
And purchased there my pardon free.
O Calvary! dark Calvary!
Where Jesus shed His blood for me;
...O the wondrous story of a Savior’s love,
Coming from a throne to Calvary;
Leaving all the glories of that home above,...
O the wondrous story of a Savior’s love,
Coming from a throne to Calvary;
Leaving all the glories of that home above,
...Thro’ the dark and cheerless nights,
Lead me home, O Calvary’s wondrous light!
Glorious light from Calvary,...
Thro’ the dark and cheerless nights,
Lead me home, O Calvary’s wondrous light!
Glorious light from Calvary,
...Where floweth the blood and maketh thee whole;
That one look of faith to Calvary’s brow,
Will bring thee salvation now....
Where floweth the blood and maketh thee whole;
That one look of faith to Calvary’s brow,
Will bring thee salvation now.
...Forms at countless as the sands
Have blocked the way to Calvary.
Wailings reach this favored shore,...
Forms at countless as the sands
Have blocked the way to Calvary.
Wailings reach this favored shore,
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