The Hill Called Calvary

Lyrics

Verse 1
They led Him out at dawn
Through that dusty Sunday chill
Crowd all pressed like thunder
On a lonely little hill
He wore a crown of sorrow
And the sky went dark as coal
You could hear the whole world holding
Its breath around His soul

Pre-Chorus
And Mary near the timber
Could hardly keep her stand
While the nails met flesh and mercy
In a soldier's shaking hand

Chorus
Jesus laid His life down
On the hill called Calvary
Jesus laid His life down
For a sinner just like me
He took the shame, He took the pain
And opened Heaven wide
Jesus laid His life down
So I could live tonight

Verse 2
The earth began to tremble
As the blood ran from His side
Even hope looked shattered
When they watched the Savior die
But that grave got no glory
And that stone could not hold fast
'Cause the One they called the dead man
Was the Firstborn from the last

Pre-Chorus
And when the dawn came breaking
That cold and empty morn
Love stepped out of mourning
And death was overborne

Chorus
Jesus laid His life down
On the hill called Calvary
Jesus laid His life down
For a sinner just like me
He took the shame, He took the pain
And opened Heaven wide
Jesus laid His life down
So I could live tonight

Bridge
If you ever feel forsaken
On a road where faith runs thin
Remember what He carried
And the mercy you were in
That blood still speaks of спасing
Still calls the lost back home
Still rolls the stone away, friend
Still brings the weary on

Chorus
Jesus laid His life down
On the hill called Calvary
Jesus laid His life down
For a sinner just like me
He took the shame, He took the pain
And opened Heaven wide
Jesus laid His life down
So I could live tonight

Outro
Yeah, Jesus laid His life down
And the grave was left behind