Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) 236. From Calvary a cry was heard

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.)‎#236

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Text:

From Calvary a cry was heard

1 From Calvary a cry was heard,
A bitter and heart-rending cry;
My Saviour! every mournful word
Bespeaks Thy soul’s deep agony.

2 The scourge, the thorns, the deep disgrace--
These Thou couldst bear, nor once repine;
But when Jehovah veil'd His face,
Unutterable pangs were Thine.

3 Let the dumb world its silence break;
Let pealing anthems rend the sky;
Awake, my sluggish soul, awake!
He died, that we might never die.

4 Lord! on Thy cross I fix mine eye:
If e’er I lose its strong control,
Oh, let that dying, piercing cry
Melt and reclaim my wand'ring soul.

Text Information
First Line:	From Calvary a cry was heard
Meter:	L. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1870
Topic:	Christ: Sufferings and Death; Passion of Christ
Notes:	Author from index: Cunningham