The words of traditional hymns, deftly penned in rhyme and
meter, remind us of biblical truths that never change. Chicago poetess and
hymn-writer Avis Marguerite Burgeson Christiansen (1895-1985) wrote these lines
to fit a melody by Harry Dixon Loes (1892-1965).
Up Calvary’s mountain, one
dreadful morn,
Walked Christ my Savior, weary and worn;
Facing for sinners death on the cross,
That He might save them from endless loss.
Walked Christ my Savior, weary and worn;
Facing for sinners death on the cross,
That He might save them from endless loss.
Refrain
Blessed Redeemer! Precious
Redeemer!
Seems now I see Him on Calvary’s tree;
Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading,
Blind and unheeding—dying for me!
Seems now I see Him on Calvary’s tree;
Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading,
Blind and unheeding—dying for me!
“Father forgive them!” thus did
He pray,
E’en while His lifeblood flowed fast away;
Praying for sinners while in such woe
No one but Jesus ever loved so.
E’en while His lifeblood flowed fast away;
Praying for sinners while in such woe
No one but Jesus ever loved so.
O how I love Him, Savior and
Friend,
How can my praises ever find end!
Through years unnumbered on Heaven’s shore,
My tongue shall praise Him forevermore.
How can my praises ever find end!
Through years unnumbered on Heaven’s shore,
My tongue shall praise Him forevermore.
This “Blessed Redeemer” hymn is often confused with another
song titled “Blessed Redeemer,” but with lyrics by Fanny Crosby set to a tune
by Ira D. Sankey.
Listen to Casting Crowns’ version of “Up Calvary’s Mountain
(Blessed Redeemer)”:
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