Up Calvary’s mountain one dreadful morn
Walked Christ my Savior, weary and worn
Facing for sinners death on the cross
That He might save them from endless loss
Blessed Redeemer, precious Redeemer
Seems now I see Him on Calvary’s tree
Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading
Blind and unheeding, dying for me
“Father, forgive them,” my Savior prayed
Even while His lifeblood flowed fast away
Praying for sinners while in such woe
No one but Jesus ever loved so
Dying for me
Oh how I love Him, Savior and friend
How can my praises ever find end
Through years unnumbered on Heaven’s
shore
My songs shall praise Him forevermore


(Mark Hall, Bernie Herms) © 2009 My Refuge Music/Club Zoo Music (adm. by EMI CMG Publishing) (BMI) / Be Essential Songs (adm. by Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (BMI) / Word Music, LLC/Banahama Tunes (ASCAP) All rights on behalf of itself and Banahama Tunes adm. by Word Music, LLC.

Behind the Song:
“Blessed Redeemer is a special song for us. For years, we have led worship every Sunday at our church back home in Atlanta. Juan, Melodee, Chris and I lead on Sunday mornings and we thought it would be such a neat moment to have our actual church serve us as a part of this record. Our congregation of about 1,900 people on a Sunday morning sang this song. It really brings it back home for us. This is not something we’re doing - we’re not going off and being a worship band. This is what we do every week, and having our church be a part of it was really nice. “Blessed Redeemer is one of those songs about the plan of salvation. It’s the gospel. It’s the story of Jesus and the life that He lived and the life that He gave and the life that He gives to us.” -- Mark Hall, Casting Crowns