Paint a Cross on Calvary
In ruthless hues of cruelty;
Apply the colors harsh and cold;
With heavy strokes, portray it bold.

​Dip the brush in black of sin,
The darkest stain that’s known of men;
Then smear it on that ugly Cross
Until it drips with vilest dross.

​Dip again in Heaven’s throne,
For there is found—and there alone—
The richest, freest crimson flow
That mortal men will ever know.

​Pour it out upon sin’s stain,
As from a Lamb that’s newly slain;
With loving hands that move with grace,
Paint over each condemning trace.

​Paint once more with purest white,
The color of eternal light,
To give mankind a picture of
The finished work of Your great love.