Songs of Christian Service ‎#45

45. The Master

1 They crowned the Master’s head with thorns;
A cross they bade him bare;
They laughed at him and taunted him,
And mocked his mute despair.

Refrain:
On Calvary he died for me;
He bore my sins on Calvary;
He suffered there, my shame to bear;
He died on Calvary.

2 They scourged the Master as he trod
Up Calvary’s ascent;
They smote him with their evil hands;
His purple robe they rent. [Refrain]

3 They pierced the Master in the side;
Their lips reviled his name;
And yet, for thee and me he bore
The suffering and shame. [Refrain]

4 They nailed the Master to the tree,
The curséd, cruel tree;
They spiked his hands and left him there
To die for you and me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: They crowned the Master’s head with thorns
• Title: The Master
• Author: Susie M. Best
• Refrain First Line: On Calvary he died for me
• Publication Date: 1903
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [They crowned the Master’s head with thorns]
• Composer: J. Lincoln Hall
• Notes: Public Domain.