Upon the rug­ged mount­ain side,
Our Sav­ior trudged along;
Surrounded by the an­gry mob,
And crowd­ed by the throng;
But pa­tient­ly He bore the cross
To ran­som you and me;
He went to pay the price up­on
The cross of Cal­va­ry.

Refrain

Upon the cross of Cal­va­ry He died,
And Heav­en’s pear­ly gates were op­ened wide
He gave His life to ran­som you and me—
He paid the price up­on
The lone­ly cross of Cal­v­ary.

The sun re­fused to shine up­on
That scene on Cal­va­ry;
Where Je­sus died in ago­ny
To set the sin­ner free;
Our Sav­ior, brok­en heart­ed, died
That we might look and live,
And in His dy­ing breath He cried,
Oh, Father, please for­give.

Refrain

This ten­der, lov­ing Sav­ior, still
Inviting us to come,
Is call­ing from His throne ab­ove,
Oh, wan­d’ring child, come home;
Believe on Him, He paid the price
On rug­ged Cal­va­ry;
He bore the cross, He gave His life
To ran­som you and me.

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