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Lead Me to Calvary

Jennie Evelyn Hussey (1921) • English

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 6:6-7

Verse 1

King of my life I crown Thee now- Thine shall the glory be; Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary.

Chorus

Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony, Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.

Verse 2

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid, Tenderly mourned and wept; Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

Chorus

Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony, Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.

Verse 3

Let me like Mary, thru the gloom, Come with a gift to Thee; Show to me now the empty tomb- Lead me to Calvary.

Chorus

Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony, Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.

Verse 4

May I be willing, Lord, to bear Daily my cross for Thee; Even Thy cup of grief to share- Thou hast borne all for me.

Chorus

Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony, Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • isaiah 6:6-7

Reference 2

  • matthew 10:38

Reference 3

  • matthew 16:24

Reference 4

  • matthew 20:22-23

Reference 5

  • matthew 26:36-44

Reference 6

  • matthew 27:1-66

Reference 7

  • matthew 28:1-10

Reference 8

  • mark 8:34

Reference 9

  • mark 10:38-39

Reference 10

  • mark 14:32-42