Calvary

Domenichino’s The Way To Calvary, painted c.1610.

(Note: artist depicts Jesus gazing directly at the viewers,

is said to have been to link them with his suffering.

To learn more about this Italian baroque painting, click here .)

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LEAD ME TO CALVARY

King of my life, I crown Thee now,

Thine shall the glory be;

Lest I forget Thy thorn crowned brow,

Lead me to Calvary.

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Lest I forget Gethsemane,

Lest I forget Thine agony;

Lest I forget Thy love for me,

Lead me to Calvary.

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Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,

Tenderly mourned and wept;

Angels in robes of light arrayed

Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

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Let me like Mary, through the gloom,

Come with a gift to Thee;

Show to me now the empty tomb,

Lead me to Calvary.

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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.

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** Words by: Jennie Hussey (1921) & Music by: William Kirkpatrick