The phrase "cruel tree" resonates through 12 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
cruel tree
...Have you heard how much He suffered,
Hanging on the cruel tree?
That we all might have salvation,...
Have you heard how much He suffered,
Hanging on the cruel tree?
That we all might have salvation,
...It gave me the rest of the justified.
The emblem of shame on the cruel tree
When Jesus the Lord died for you and me,...
It gave me the rest of the justified.
The emblem of shame on the cruel tree
When Jesus the Lord died for you and me,
...Oh, wonderful love, is the love of Jesus,
Who on Calvary’s cruel tree
Was wounded and died to make full atonement...
Oh, wonderful love, is the love of Jesus,
Who on Calvary’s cruel tree
Was wounded and died to make full atonement
...When I beheld my every sin
Nailed to the cruel tree,
I felt a flood go through my soul...
When I beheld my every sin
Nailed to the cruel tree,
I felt a flood go through my soul
...’Neath the glory of His throne.
Crucified upon the cruel tree,
See the bleeding Son of God!...
’Neath the glory of His throne.
Crucified upon the cruel tree,
See the bleeding Son of God!
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On dark Calvary stands a cruel tree,
Where Christ the Savior died;...
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On dark Calvary stands a cruel tree,
Where Christ the Savior died;
...Your debt, too, He made His own,
On the cruel tree.
Come to Him with all your sin;...
Your debt, too, He made His own,
On the cruel tree.
Come to Him with all your sin;
...Go tell how much He suffered
Upon the cruel tree,
That all might have salvation,...
Go tell how much He suffered
Upon the cruel tree,
That all might have salvation,
...The love that Jesus had for me,
To suffer on the cruel tree,
That I a ransomed soul might be,...
The love that Jesus had for me,
To suffer on the cruel tree,
That I a ransomed soul might be,
...The love that Jesus had for me,
To suffer on the cruel tree,
That I a ransomed soul might be,...
The love that Jesus had for me,
To suffer on the cruel tree,
That I a ransomed soul might be,
...He’s done so much for me.
He died upon the cruel tree,
Our load of guilt He bore;...
He’s done so much for me.
He died upon the cruel tree,
Our load of guilt He bore;
...I wonder, have I giv’n my best to Jesus,
Who died upon the cruel tree?
To think of His great sacrifice at Calv’ry,...
I wonder, have I giv’n my best to Jesus,
Who died upon the cruel tree?
To think of His great sacrifice at Calv’ry,
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