African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#306

306. King of My Life (Lead Me to Calvary)

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.

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

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

3 Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: King of my life, I crown thee now
• Title: King of My Life (Lead Me to Calvary)
• Author: Jennie E. Hussey, 1874-1958
• Refrain First Line: Lest I forget Gethsemane
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Luke 23:33
• Topic: The Christian Life: Prayer and Intercession; Processionals; Recessionals
• Copyright: © 1921, renewed 1949 by The Rodeheaver Co. (a div. of Word, Inc.)
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DUNCANNON
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: © 1921, renewed 1949 by The Rodeheaver Co. (a div. of Word, Inc.)
• Notes: Now Public Domain