Lead Me to Calvary

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King of my life, I crown Thee now

Author: Jennie Evelyn Hussey (1921)
Tune: [King of my life I crown Thee now] (Kirkpatrick)
Published in 130 hymnals

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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, thru 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]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #324

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Author: Jennie Evelyn Hussey

Jane Evelyn Hussy was born 8 February 1874 in Henniker, N.H. She was an invalid from rheumatism. She began writing verse as a child. The first were published when she was thirteen. At sixteen she began to write stories, articles and designs for crochet needlework for magazines. In 1898 her first hymns were published. She was a member of the Society of Friends. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	King of my life, I crown Thee now
Title:	Lead Me to Calvary
Author:	Jennie Evelyn Hussey (1921)
Meter:	8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Lest I forget Gethsemane
Publication Date:	1921
Notes:	Spanish translation: See "Rey de mi vida Tú eres ya" by George Paul Simmonds
Copyright:	Public Domain