The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45
Words: Stella M. Harrington, in The Search Light, edited by Augustus F. Myers (Toledo, Ohio: W. W. Whitney, 1894), number 153.
Music: William A. Ogden (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Harrington (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
When on Calvary’s mountain,
God’s belovèd Son,
Opened up life’s fountain,
Lo! the work was done.
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Jesus paid the ransom
Laid on you and me,
When He bled and died
For us on Calvary.
He was pure and holy,
Vile and sinful we;
Yet the blessèd Savior
Died to make us free.
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On the cross He pleadeth
By His mighty love,
And He intercedeth,
Now for us above.
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Come, and now believe Him,
Who for thee hath died;
Come, and now receive Him,
Christ the crucified.
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