On Calvary

Representative Text

1 Up Calvary—there climbed on day
God’s only Son upon His way
To die for you, to die for me,
Upon the cross of Calvary.

Refrain:
Up Calvary—He died for me,
And took the stain of sin away,
And showed the way to victory—
Eternal life and endless day.

2 On Calvary—His life He gave,
My ransom there, my soul to save;
Upon the Lord was laid my sin,
That I His courts might enter in. [Refrain]

3 On Calvary—God’s only Son
O’er death and sin and vict’ry won,
And to the cross bro’t glory bright,
To light the world with Holy Light. [Refrain]

4 To Calvary—I look today
For light to guide me on life’s way.
And to its cross my trusting soul
Shall cling while endless ages roll. [Refrain]

Source: The Modern Hymnal #444

Author: William C. Poole

William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Up Calvary there climbed one day
Title: On Calvary
Author: William C. Poole
Refrain First Line: On Calvary he died for me
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Modern Hymnal #444

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