The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12112

12112. Down at the cross, on Calv’ry’s mountain

1 Down at the cross, on Calv’ry’s mountain,
Where mercies flow,
I plunged in the redeeming fountain,
Washed whiter than the snow.
When nothing in the whole creation
Could purchase peace,
My Savior brought His free salvation,
Gave me complete release.

Refrain:
Brothers, won’t you hear the story?
See the fountain flow!
Oh, glory in the highest, glory!
Jesus saves me, this I know.

2 When lost in sin, my all I squandered,
Far from the fold;
My Savior sought me where I wandered,
Gave me His wealth untold;
All bonds of sin and Satan rending,
Christ made me whole;
I’ll ne’er forget that joy transcending,
When Jesus saved my soul. [Refrain]

3 All round my way the sun is shining,
Darkness has fled:
On Jesus’ breast I am reclining,
Daily by Him I’m fed.
My Lord has cast His robe around me,
No more I’ll roam;
The Shepherd of the sheep has found me,
Jesus has brought me home. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Down at the cross, on Calv’ry’s mountain
• Author: Russell Kelso Carter (1889)
• Refrain First Line: Brothers, won’t you hear the story?
• Language: English
• Source: The Silver Trumpet by Henry L. Gilmour and R. Nelson Carter (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Down at the cross, on Calv’ry’s mountain]
• Composer: Stephen Collins Faster (1851)
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain