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Lead Me to Calvary

10/9/2022

 
“And when they had come to the place Calvary, there they crucified Him” Lk 23:33
 
Jennie Hussey lived most of her life in a farmhouse where four generations of her Quaker ancestry had lived in New Hampshire. Much of her time was devoted to her helpless, invalid sister, but Jenny wasn’t known to complain and grumble. Whenever weary, she would open her Bible and turn to the story of Calvary, finding there fresh strength.
 
She herself eventually became disabled and deformed through arthritis, but her attitude remained positive, because she wanted to bear her cross. It was out of that experience that she wrote the song “Lead Me to Calvary.”  She wrote:
 
King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,

Lead me to Calvary.
 
Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

 
Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary.
 
May I be willing, Lord, to bear,
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even the cup of grief to share,
Thou has born all for me.”
 
(Refrain):
Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony;
Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.

 
Jennie was later baptized and told the preacher, “I’ve spent so much of my life hidden away in the country, and I’d like to have the opportunity before God takes me home to tell everybody that I love Jesus.” Her request was fulfilled in this famous hymn and she remained faithful writing over 150 songs proclaiming her love of Jesus.
 
Blessings!
Lamar
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