That Day at Calvary

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I stood one day at Calvary,
Where Jesus bled and died.
I never knew He loved me so;
For me He was crucified.
And as I stood there in my sin,
His love reached down to me;
And, oh, the shame that filled my soul,
That day at Calvary.

I knelt one day at Calvary,
My eyes were filled with tears,
To think such love I had refused
Throughout these wasted years;
And as I knelt I heard Him say,
“I did it all for thee”;
And, oh, the love that filled my soul,
That day at Calvary.

I prayed one day at Calvary,
“I’m Thine forevermore;
Forgive me, Lord, for all my sin,
My lost estate restore,”
And as I prayed, to me He gave
Salvation full and free;
And, oh, the peace that filled my soul
That day at Calvary.

~ Walt Huntley

(You can hear a snippet of this by going to this site and clicking on “That Day at Calvary.” I tried to find it on Youtube but only found a different song by the same name that was jazzier and didn’t seem to fit the words.)

7 thoughts on “That Day at Calvary”

  1. I didn’t know this was a song. Some kids did it in church one year as a dramatic reading. I loved it then and now.

  2. Thank you for posting the words of the song “That Day at Calvary” which are so moving. I have recently heard a beautiful recording of this sung by Gill Hargreaves but sadly I have not traced her on the internet. Nevertheless it was lovely to have the words to read in full. Bless you, Elle

    • Elle Jay, I’ve been trying to search for ANYTHING of Gill Hargreaves for years. In fact I don’t know of anyone else that seems to know of her existance. I have her “Gift” album-but apart from that I know noting else about her. I’d be interested if you knew anything more about her?

      -Chris

  4. Many thanks for this information. I have recently received a box of 2022 Christian calendars which we use in outreach in our area here in Ireland. As this lovely hymn was on the back of them, I researched the hymn writer (Walt Huntley) and discovered your site!

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