At Calvary - William Newell
(1868-1956)
Born
in Savannah, Ohio. Newell was an
evangelist, Bibl
e teacher and served for
a time as assistant superintendent of
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago,
Illinois.
One day while Newell was on his way to
teach a class, he thought about what
Christ had done for him on the cross.
The words to "At Calvary" came to him
and he quickly entered an empty
classroom and penned them down on the
only available paper he had, an old
envelope. He gave the words to Daniel
Towner, who was the director of music at
the school. Within an hour, our hymn,
"At Calvary" was born. In 1895 it was
published and Christians around the
world have sang this testimonial as
their own.
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Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died on
Calvary.
By God's Word at last my sin I learn,
Then I trembled at the law I'd spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned to
Calvary.
Now I've giv'n to Jesus everything;
Now I gladly own Him as my King;
Now my raptured soul can only sing of
Calvary.
O, the love that drew salvation's plan!
O, the grace that brought it down to
man!
O, 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.
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