Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Behold the cross on which was hung
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life’s very Lord, God’s only Son;
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Mary’s own babe, so cold and so still,
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helpless before her on Cal-va-ry hill.
[Verse 2]
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Nails in his hands, nails in his feet,
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a traitor kiss upon his cheek;
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and his pierced heart, now broken in two,
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love crucified for me and for you.
[Verse 3]
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Eyes that won’t see, ears that won’t hear,
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lips that deny the friend once so dear;
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slowly he turns and captures your eye,
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then passes on to ---- Calv’ry to die.
[Verse 4]
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Behold the cross of Christ in our midst:
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all those who bear his wounds in their flesh.
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Suff’ring for crimes of mercy and peace,
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signs of the kingdom on Cal-va-ry street.
[Verse 5]
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Behold the cross on which was hung
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life’s very Lord, God’s only Son;
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Mary’s own babe, so cold and so still,
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helpless before her on Cal-va-ry hill.