Lyrics
Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died, on Calvary.
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.
By God's Word at last my sin I learned;
Then I trembled at the Law I'd spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned, to Calvary.
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.
Now I've giv'n to Jesus ev'rything,
Now I gladly own Him as my King,
Now my raptured soul can only sing, of Calvary.
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.
Oh, the love that drew salvations's plan!
Oh, the grace that bro't it down to man!
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span, at Calvary.
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: William R. Newell
We often live focused on ourselves, unaware of the profound love demonstrated at the Cross. Yet when God's truth opens our eyes to our need, we are drawn to the overwhelming grace found at Calvary. There, our guilt is replaced by multiplied pardon, and our heavy burdens give way to true spiritual freedom. Today, take a moment to rest in the endless mercy of Jesus, who paid for your past and offers you free grace for every step ahead.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- Romans 5:8: “But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
- Galatians 2:16: “knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law; because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.”