~Lead Me To Calvary

       Jennie Hussey was a life-long Quaker. 

       Much of her life was a time of hardship and suffering, especially in her care of an invalid sister.  Yet Jennie was known for her cheerful and courageous attitude. 

       In all, she wrote approximately 150 hymn texts.  “Lead Me to Calvary” first appeared in New Songs of Praise and Power in 1921.

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Lead me to Calvary

(1) King of my life I crown Thee now-

Thine shall the glory be;

Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,

Lead me to Calvary.

CHORUS: Lest I forget Gethsemane,

Lest I forget Thine agony,

Lest I forget Thy love for me,

Lead me to Calvary.

(2) Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,

Tenderly mourned and wept;

Angels in robes of light arrayed

Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

(3) Let me like Mary, through the gloom,

Come with a gift to Thee;

Show to me now the empty tomb-

Lead me to Calvary.

(4) May I be willing, Lord, to bear

Daily my cross for Thee;

Even Thy cup of grief to share-

Thou hast borne all for me.