Calvary

Intro 

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I am a robin 
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Robin redbreast 
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Day and night I do fly over David City 
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I saw my savior 
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Oh, I heard when he said 
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'My God, why has Thou forsaken Me?' 


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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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I sang a mournful song tenderly and sweet 
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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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My Savior's words no little bird could ever sing 
 

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I am the first blush 
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Of a red rose 
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And I bloom along the walls of David City 
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They cut my thorns down 
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For to fashion a crown 
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Wind around, pierce his brow, and make him bleed 



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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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This little rose was made to do a wicked deed 
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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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More cruel a crown was never worn by any king 


Instrumental Break 

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Ooh, Ooh 
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Ooh, Ooh 
 

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I bear red apples 
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I am an apple tree 
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And I grow above the hills of David City 
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They cut my branches off 
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For to fashion a cross 
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And upon my arms they nailed his hands and feet 

 

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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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Fruit of all our sin hangin' in the breeze 
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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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He bore a burden more than that of any tree 
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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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All of creation groaned in begging for release 
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On Calvary, on Calvary 
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The son of God was hung to set the sinner free 


Outro 

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On Calvary