Behold Him Now On Yonder Tree

 

"And it was the third hour, about nine o'clock
in the morning, when they crucified Him."
Mark 15:25

The Crucifixion

(1675-1682)

The Hermitage Museum

St. Petersburg, Russia

Bartolome Esteban Murillo

(1617-1682)

Spanish Baroque painter

Behold Him now on yonder tree,

The Prince of Peace, the heav'nly King;

O what can His transgressions be

Such shameful punishment to bring?

And lo, a thief hangs on each side;

Who justly suffers for his crime.

But why should Christ be crucified,

The One so holy, so divine?

It was for me, yes, even me,

That Jesus died on Calvary;

My soul to cleanse from all its guilt,

The precious blood my Savior spilt.

O sinner, see, for you and me

He freely suffers in our stead;

And lo, He dies upon the tree;

Behold, He bows His sacred head!

So pure, yet He has borne our guilt,

By death our ransom He has paid;

It was for us His blood was spilt;

Our every sin on Him was laid.

It was for me, yes, even me,

That Jesus died on Calvary;

My soul to cleanse from all its guilt,

The precious blood my Savior spilt.

O loving Savior, take my heart,

No longer can I live from Thee!

With all unlike Thee now I part;

Thy wondrous love has conquered me.

I yield to Thee my little all;

Accept me now, Lord, as Thine own;

I'll be obedient to Thy call

And spend my life for Thee alone.

It was for me, yes, even me,

That Jesus died on Calvary;

My soul to cleanse from all its guilt,

The precious blood my Savior spilt.

"Behold Him Now On Yonder Tree"
George Samuel Smith
(1865-1944)
Bandmaster of Salvation Army
brass band and hymn writer