The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1623

1623. From Calvary a Cry Was Heard

1. From Calvary a cry was heard,
A bitter and heart-rending cry;
My Savior! every mournful word
Bespeaks Thy soul217;s deep agony.

2. A horror of great darkness fell
On Thee, Thou spotless, holy One!
And all the swarming hosts of hell
Conspired to tempt God217;s only Son.

3. The scourge, the thorns, the deep disgrace,
These Thou couldst bear, nor once repine;
But when Jehovah veiled His face,
Unutterable pangs were Thine.

4. 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.

5. Lord, on Thy cross I fix mine eye:
If e217;er I lose its strong control,
O let that dying, piercing cry
Melt and reclaim my wandering soul.

Text Information

• First Line: From Calvary a cry was heard
• Title: From Calvary a Cry Was Heard
• Author: John W. Cunningham (1824)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Morning Thoughts on the Gospel of St. Matthew, 1824
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GERMANY
• Composer: William Gardiner (1815)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51712 56711 76277
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Sacred Melodies, 1815
• Copyright: Public Domain