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Surely He Died on Calvary

Meter: 9.9.9.8 with refrain Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Every time I think about Jesus Refrain First Line: Calvary, Calvary Text Sources: African-American spiritual

CALVARY

Meter: 9.9.9.8 with refrain Appears in 26 hymnals Tune Sources: African-American spiritual Tune Key: c minor Incipit: 57131 75315 75721 Used With Text: Calvary

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Calvary (Every Time I Think about Jesus)

Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Worship #354 (2006) Meter: Irregular First Line: Ev'ry time I think about Jesus Refrain First Line: Calvary Calvary Lyrics: Refrain: Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, surely he died on Calvary. 1 Ev'ry time I think about Jesus, ev'ry time I think about Jesus, ev'ry time I think about Jesus; surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 2 Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 3 Don’t you hear him say, “It is finished!” Don’t you hear him say, “It is finished!” Don’t you hear him say, “It is finished!” Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 4 Jesus furnished my salvation, Jesus furnished my salvation, Jesus furnished my salvation; surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] Topics: Grace, Faith; Holy Week, Three Days; Grace, Faith; Holy Week, Three Days Languages: English Tune Title: CALVARY

Calvary

Hymnal: Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1) #26 (1907) First Line: Ev'ry time I think about Jesus Refrain First Line: Calvary, Calvary Lyrics: Refrain: Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Surely He died on Calvary. 1 Ev'ry time I think about Jesus, Ev'ry time I think about Jesus, Ev'ry time I think about Jesus, Surely He died on Calvary. [Refrain] 2 Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Surely He died on Calvary. [Refrain] 3 We are climbing Jacob's ladder, We are climbing Jacob's ladder, We are climbing Jacob's ladder, Surely He died on Calvary. [Refrain] 4 Every round goes higher and higher, Every round goes higher and higher, Every round goes higher and higher, Surely He died on Calvary. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Ev'ry time I think about Jesus]

Calvary

Hymnal: Zion still Sings #73 (2007) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain First Line: Every time I think about Jesus Refrain First Line: Calvary, Calvary Lyrics: Refrain: Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, surely he died on Calvary. 1 Every time I think about Jesus, every time I think about Jesus, every time I think about Jesus, surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 2 Don't you hear the hammer ringing? Don't you hear the hammer ringing? Don't you hear the hammer ringing? Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 3 Don’t you hear him calling his Father? Don’t you hear him calling his Father? Don’t you hear him calling his Father? Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 4 Don’t you hear him say, “It is finished”? Don’t you hear him say, “It is finished”? Don’t you hear him say, “It is finished”? Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 5 Jesus furnished my salvation. Jesus furnished my salvation. Jesus furnished for my salvation. Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] 6 Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Sinner, do you love my Jesus? Surely he died on Calvary. [Refrain] Topics: Jesus Christ His Passion; Admonition; Aspiration and Resolve; Jesus Christ His Atonement, Crucifixion, and Death; Jesus Christ His Cross; Jesus Christ Our Love For Jesus; Spirituals Languages: English Tune Title: CALVARY

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People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

Carl Haywood

b. 1949 Person Name: Carl Haywood (b. 1949) Arranger of "[Ev'ry time I think about Jesus]" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II

Edward C. Deas

? - 1944 Person Name: E. C. Deas Arranger of "[Ev'ry time I think about Jesus]" in Songs and Spirituals Edward C. Deas (unknown – 1944) was a hymnist, arranger of spirituals, music publisher, and music authority for the AME Church. Deas’s hymns, such as “Big Business in Glory” (1921) and “Shine for Jesus” (1925), reflect the simplicity and usage of common language characteristic of the 19th-century revival hymn. Deas also wrote the book Songs and Spirituals of Negro Composition (1928). --Encyclopedia of African American Music, Volume 3, edited by Emmett George Price