Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#82

82. Come to Calvary's holy mountain

1 Come to Calvary's holy mountain,
Sinners, ruined by the fall;
Here a pure and healing fountain
Flows to you, to me, to all;
In a full perpetual tide,
Opened when our Saviour died.

2 Come in poverty and meanness,
Come defiled, without, within;
From infection and uncleanness,
From the leprosy of sin,
Wash your robes and make them white;
Ye shall walk with God in light.

3 Come in sorrow and contrition,
Wounded, impotent, and blind;
Here the guilty, free remission,
Here the troubled, peace may find:
Health this fountain will restore;
He that drinks shall thirst no more.

4 He that drinks shall live forever;
'Tis a soul-renewing flood:
God is faithful; God will never
Break his covenant of blood,
Signed when our Redeemer died,
Sealed when he was glorified.

Text Information

• First Line: Come to Calvary's holy mountain
• Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Holy Week
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to DANA (No. 456).

Tune Information

• Name: HOLY MOUNTAIN
• Composer: Ludvig M. Lindeman, 1812 - 87
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 7 7.
• Key: A♭ Major