Timeless Truths ‎#477

477. The Crucifixion

1 Hushed is the wood-bird’s note, silent her song of glee,
Shrouded in gloom the sun, shaking is Calvary;
Mute are the angel hosts, awed by the sight they see,
The mighty Son of God dies for humanity.

Refrain:
Behold, He dies, the Savior dies
Upon the cross for thee.

2 Pierced are those loving hands which have so often lain
Tenderly on the sick, making them whole again;
Bleeding His wounded feet, thorns are the crown He wears,
Thus on the cruel cross man’s load of sin He bears. [Refrain]

3 Nature in sympathy trembles and hides her face,
The very hosts of ill fear and forsake the place;
Of all existing things man looks in scorn alone,
Feels no remorseful pang, hard is his heart of stone. [Refrain]

4 Gaze on Him hanging there, know it was all for thee,
And that thy sinful deeds brought Him to Calvary;
Love for thy precious soul caused Him to gladly die,
That He might ransom thee for that bright home on high. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Hushed is the wood-bird's note, silent her song of glee
• Title: The Crucifixion
• Author: C. W. N. (1911)
• Refrain First Line: Behold, He dies, the Savior dies
• Meter: 12.12.12.12.8.6
• Scripture:
  Mark 15:37
• Topic: Crucifixion
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Crucifixion); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (33); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (72)

Tune Information

• Name: [Hushed is the wood-bird's note, silent her song of glee]
• Composer: Charles W. Naylor
• Harmonizer: Barney E. Warren (1911)
• Meter: 12.12.12.12.8.6
• Key: G Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Crucifixion); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (33); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (72)