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Author: John R. Clements Appears in 9 hymnals Refrain First Line: On Calvary, dark Calvary Lyrics: 1 On yonder hill of Calvary, Where Jesus bled and died for me; 'Twas there from sin He set me free, On Calvary, dark Calvary. Chorus: On Calvary, dark Calvary: They nailed my Lord upon the tree; And there He died in agony, On Calvary, dark Calvary. 2 On yonder hill of Calvary, Behol the world's great tragedy; The sun, that awful hour did flee, From Calvary, dark Calvary. [Chorus] 3 On yonder hill of Calvary, The sinner's only hope and plea, Christ gave His life for such as we-- On Calvary, dark Calvary. [Chorus] Topics: Anniversary; Atonement; Calvary Used With Tune: [On yonder hill of Calvary]

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[On yonder hill of Calvary]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. P. Danks Incipit: 31243 32112 34456 Used With Text: On Yonder Hill of Calvary

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On Yonder Hill of Calvary

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #41 (1908) Refrain First Line: On Calvary, dark Calvary Lyrics: 1 On yonder hill of Calvary, Where Jesus bled and died for me; 'Twas there from sin He set me free, On Calvary, dark Calvary. Chorus: On Calvary, dark Calvary: They nailed my Lord upon the tree; And there He died in agony, On Calvary, dark Calvary. 2 On yonder hill of Calvary, Behol the world's great tragedy; The sun, that awful hour did flee, From Calvary, dark Calvary. [Chorus] 3 On yonder hill of Calvary, The sinner's only hope and plea, Christ gave His life for such as we-- On Calvary, dark Calvary. [Chorus] Topics: Anniversary; Atonement; Calvary Languages: English Tune Title: [On yonder hill of Calvary]

On Yonder Hill of Calvary

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Gipsy Smith's Mission Hymnal #S11 (1906) Refrain First Line: On Calvary, dark Calvary Languages: English Tune Title: [On yonder hill of Calvary]

On Yonder Hill of Calvary

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #S11 (1903) Refrain First Line: On Calvary, dark Calvary Languages: English Tune Title: [On yonder hill of Calvary]

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John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Arranger of "On Yonder Hill of Calvary" in Hallowed Hymns, New and Old John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)