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On Calvary's Cross One Day

Author: May M. Brewster Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: The Savior came to seek and save His lost ones Refrain First Line: It was your sin and my sin that nailed Him to the tree
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[The Saviour came to seek and save His lost ones]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ira B. Wilson Incipit: 53143 21231 56153 Used With Text: On Calvary's Cross One Day
[The Saviour came to seek and save His lost ones]

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On Calvary's Cross One Day

Author: May M. Brewster Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12230 First Line: The Savior came to seek and save His lost ones Refrain First Line: It was your sin and my sin Lyrics: 1 The Savior came to seek and save His lost ones, Who had wandered far away; To rescue them from sin, His life He offered On Calvary’s cross one day. Refrain: It was your sin and my sin That nailed Him to the tree, For your sake and my sake He made salvation free; No gift from earth’s treasure His grace e’er can measure, But your love and my love Is all He asks today. 2 ’Twas love, unbounded love for us that led Him O’er that lonely, thorn-strewn way; For you and me He bore the shame and sorrow On Calvary’s cross that day. [Refrain] 3 Oh, hear His voice so gently now entreating, Then no longer from Him stray; Accept the gracious call, and leave your burden At Calvary’s cross today. [Refrain] Languages: Latin Tune Title: [The Savior came to seek and save His lost ones]
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Author: May M. Brewster Hymnal: Devotion and Praise #19 (1937) First Line: The Savior came to seek and save His lost ones Refrain First Line: It was your sin and my sin that nailed Him to the tree Languages: English Tune Title: [The Savior came to seek and save His lost ones]
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Author: May M. Brewster Hymnal: Assembly Songs #199 (1948) First Line: The Savior came to seek and save His own ones Refrain First Line: It was your sin and my sin that nailed Him to the tree Topics: Easter Languages: English Tune Title: [The Savior came to seek and save His own ones]
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Ira B. Wilson

1880 - 1950 Composer of "[The Savior came to seek and save His own ones]" in Assembly Songs Ira Bishop Wilson, 1880-1950 Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1880, Bed­ford, Io­wa. Died: Ap­ril 3, 1950, Los An­ge­les, Cal­i­for­nia. Buried: For­est Lawn Me­mor­i­al Park, Glen­dale, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Fred B. Hol­ton. Wilson’s sis­ter taught him to play the vi­o­lin and or­gan while still at home. Around 1902, Ira be­gan stu­dies at the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. In 1905, he went to work for the Lorenz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny in Day­ton, Ohio. His com­po­si­tions ap­peared in The Choir Lead­er and The Choir Her­ald; he al­so served as ed­it­or in chief of The Vol­un­teer Choir. His works in­clude: The King’s Mes­sage, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (New York: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1910) The Be­gin­ners’ Choir, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (Day­ton, Ohio: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1911) Praise Ye, a Col­lect­ion of Sac­red Songs, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (New York: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1913) His Worthy Praise, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (Day­ton, Ohio: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1915) Sources-- Hall, pp. 413-5 Lyrics-- Go For­ward to Con­quer Look Above Make Me a Bless­ing © 1924 My Sav­ior’s Voice This Won­der­ful Christ Is Mine Trustingly Fol­low Music-- Across the Temp­led Hills Angels’ Chor­us, The Christ Is Born Christ the Lord Is Born Christmas Lull­a­by Conchita Exalt the King Give Praise God Is Good­ness, God Is Love God Is So Good He Arose To­day His Love Is Al­ways True Jesus Wants Us to Help Joy to the World Loving Je­sus Christ Marching For­ward May God De­pend on You? Night of Nights O Star of Match­less Splen­dor On Cal­va­ry’s Cross One Day Out in the High­ways and By­ways of Life Rejoice! Re­joice! Ring, Sweet Bells Song of the Morn­ing, The Stars of De­cem­ber Walking with Je­sus Was There Ev­er a Friend So True? We Come To­day What Do the Flow­ers Say? Who Will Our Pi­lot Be? Win One --hymntime.com/tch
Ira B. Wilson

May M. Brewster

1901 - 2000 Author of "On Calvary's Cross One Day" in Assembly Songs
May M. Brewster
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