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I see One hanging on the tree,

Poet: The Sacred Harp, Revised and Improved, 1907
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
I see One hanging on the tree,
It inspires my heart.
My Savior says, "Look unto me,"
It inspires my heart.

(Chorus)

Calvary 78, Stanza 1
Chorus
Calvary, Calvary,
There is life for a look at the Crucified;
Calvary, Calvary,
It inspires my heart.

Calvary 78, Chorus
2
I love to think of Calvary,
It inspires my heart.
My Savior died on Calvary,
It inspires my heart.

(Chorus)

Calvary 78, Stanza 2
3
To-day He pleads His wounded side,
It inspires my heart.
To-day He points you to the cross,
It inspires my heart.

(Chorus)

Calvary 78, Stanza 3
4
By faith I see His bleeding side,
It inspires my heart.
By faith I hear those bitter groans,
It inspires my heart.

(Chorus)

Calvary 78, Stanza 4
White, B. F. and E. J. King. The Sacred Harp, Revised and Improved. Dothan, Alabama: W. M. Cooper, 1907.