Hymns for the Living Church ‎#286

286. Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride

1 Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died
On Calvary.

Refrain:
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty,
At Calvary.

2 By God's Word at last my sin I learned,
Then I trembled at the law I'd spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned
To Calvary. (Refrain)

3 Now I've giv'n to Jesus everything;
Now I gladly own Him as my King;
Now my raptured soul can only sing
Of Calvary. (Refrain)

4 O, the love that drew salvation's plan!
O, the grace that brought it down to man!
O, the mighty gulf that God did span
At Calvary. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: Years I spent in vanity and pride
• Title: Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride
• Author: William R. Newell (1895)
• Refrain First Line: Mercy there was great, and grace was free
• Meter: 9 9 9 4 Ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 55:7
  ;
  Luke 23:33
  ;
  Romans 3:20
  ;
  1 John 3:1
• Topic: Christ: Death; Testimony, Hymns of; Witness, Hymns of

Tune Information

• Name: CALVARY
• Composer: Daniel B. Towner (1895)
• Meter: 9 9 9 4 Ref.
• Key: C Major