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Verse 1
King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn crowned brow, (Matthew 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 19:2, John 19:5)
Lead me to Calvary.
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Lest I forget Gethsemane, (Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46)
Lest I forget Thine agony; (Luke 22:44)
Lest I forget Thy love for me, (John 15:13-15, Rom. 5:8, Gal. 2:20, Rev. 1:5)
Lead me to Calvary.
Verse 2
Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid, (Matt. 27:59-60, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53, John 19:41-42)
Tenderly mourned and wept; (Mark 16:10, John 20:11)
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.
Verse 3
Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee; (Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56)
Show to me now the empty tomb, (Luke 24:3)
Lead me to Calvary.
Verse 4
May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee; (Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Mark 10:21, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27)
Even Thy cup of grief to share, (Matt. 26:39, Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42)
Thou hast borne all for me. (Isa. 53:4, I Pet. 2:24)