Intro
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Verse 1
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Behold the cross on which was hung 
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life’s very Lord, God’s only Son; 
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Mary’s own babe, so cold and so still, 
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helpless before her on Cal-va-ry  hill. 
 
Verse 2
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Nails in his hands, nails in his feet, 
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a traitor kiss upon his cheek; 
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and his pierced heart, now broken in two, 
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love crucified for  me and for you. 
 
Verse 3
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Eyes that won’t see, ears that won’t hear, 
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lips that deny the friend once so dear; 
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slowly he turns and captures your eye, 
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then passes on to ---- Calv’ry to die. 
 
Verse 4
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Behold the cross of Christ in our midst: 
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all those who bear his wounds in their flesh. 
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Suff’ring for crimes of mercy and peace, 
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signs of the kingdom on Cal-va-ry street. 
 
Verse 5
D          Gm    D            Gm 
Behold the cross on which was hung 
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life’s very Lord, God’s only Son; 
Bm         Em7      Bm          E7 
Mary’s own babe, so cold and so still, 
Em7        Dadd9/F#    G      Gm  D    Gm   D   Gm   D 
helpless before her on Cal-va-ry hill.