The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16503

16503. The Cross Of Calvary

1 Upon the rug­ged mount­ain side,
Our Sav­ior trudged along;
Surrounded by the an­gry mob,
And crowd­ed by the throng;
But pa­tient­ly He bore the cross
To ran­som you and me;
He went to pay the price up­on
The cross of Cal­va­ry.

Refrain;
Upon the cross of Cal­va­ry He died,
And Heav­en’s pear­ly gates were op­ened wide
He gave His life to ran­som you and me—
He paid the price up­on
The lone­ly cross of Cal­v­ary.

2 The sun re­fused to shine up­on
That scene on Cal­va­ry;
Where Je­sus died in ago­ny
To set the sin­ner free;
Our Sav­ior, brok­en heart­ed, died
That we might look and live,
And in His dy­ing breath He cried,
"Oh, Father, please for­give." [Refrain]

3 This ten­der, lov­ing Sav­ior, still
Inviting us to come,
Is call­ing from His throne ab­ove,
"Oh, wan­d’ring child, come home";
Believe on Him, He paid the price
On rug­ged Cal­va­ry;
He bore the cross, He gave His life
To ran­som you and me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Upon the rug­ged mount­ain side
• Title: The Cross Of Calvary
• Author: Emmet Griffin Coleman (1917)
• Refrain First Line: Upon the cross of Cal­va­ry He died,
• Language: English
• Source: New Perfect Praise by James D. Vaughan (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.: James D. Vaughan, 1920
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Upon the rug­ged mount­ain side]
• Composer: Howard Everett Smith
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain