From Heaven To A Lonely Dark Hill

Carl Story

Written by Don McHan and Carl Story

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C            F            C
One day on a bright April morning
                              G7
As the sun stretched over the sky
        C            F            C
Stood a Man with His hands tied behind Him
             G7          C
Awaiting His sentence to die

Verse 2

    F                             C
The birds hushed their singing at daybreak
                               G7
For Christ had His place to fulfill
       C             F          C
From a lovely bright mansion in Heaven
     G7                     C
To a cross on a lonely dark hill

Verse 3

                   F           C
Just ahead lay the mountain of Calvary
                                     G7
Where He must drink from sins bitter cup
          C            F           C
One could hear hammers ring in the stillness
                       G7          C
Then the soldiers were lifting Him up

Verse 4

    F                             C
The birds hushed their singing at daybreak
                               G7
For Christ had His place to fulfill
       C             F          C
From a lovely bright mansion in Heaven
     G7                     C
To a cross on a lonely dark hill