GHS 81 : Lead Me To Calvary Lyrics
GHS 81, “Lead Me To Calvary,” is a prayer hymn that calls the heart back to the place where Christ died. Written by Jennie Evelyn Hussey in the early twentieth century, the hymn carries a simple but urgent petition: that the believer will never grow so comfortable in faith that the memory of the cross fades into the background. The refrain, built around the phrase “lest I forget,” keeps this awareness front and center throughout every stanza.
This hymn is number 81 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa. It is most often sung during communion services and quiet moments of reflection, as a reminder that the cross of Christ must remain the central point of the Christian life.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 81: Lead Me To Calvary
- King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary.
Lest I forget Gethsemane; Lest I forget Thine agony; Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.
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Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid, Tenderly mourned and wept; Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.
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Let me like Mary, thro’ the gloom, Come with a gift to Thee; Show to me now the empty tomb, Lead me to Calvary.
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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.
