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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

At Calvary

Assurance and Joy of Salvation General

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1
Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died
On Calvary.
 
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty,
At Calvary.
2
By God’s Word at last my sin I learned;
Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned
To Calvary.
3
Now I’ve giv’n to Jesus everything,
Now I gladly own Him as my King,
Now my raptured soul can only sing
Of Calvary.
4
Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!
Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span
At Calvary!

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Anonymous

Aug 30, 2026

I Really sing this song this morning, thanks thanks for saving. Grace .

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Luana Simpson

Gahanna, OH, United States

Aug 25, 2026

Saw another song yesterday that brought this song to mind. Ran through my mind all day. Thank God for Calvary

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Glory Amaka

Buea, Cameroon

Aug 24, 2026

Thank you Jesus Christ for your mercy upon us.

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Timothy Royce Kofi Sarkodie

Accra, Ghana

Jul 19, 2026

I have heard of this song but I actually sang it at church today. Jesus truly loved me.

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Adewale Saheed Oyewo

Tipton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Apr 20, 2026

I am singing this hymn as I turn to God for help to restore me in every area I have lost my identity.

Jesus shall be Lord over me and praised forever

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Ronda Branscomb

Speedwell, TN, United States

Apr 5, 2026

Love this hymn especially on this Easter Morning. So thankful for the cross on Calvary and what it means to me.

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Jam

Calgary, AB, Canada

Mar 27, 2026

Woke up to this song in my head. “Mercy there great and Grace was free” wow! Thank you Jesus

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Judy G

Reedsport, OR, United States

Mar 19, 2026

My husband awoke today with the lyrics from this song going through his mind. He hadn't sung it for more than 60 yrs, when he sang it in youth group!

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Karen Sheffield

Batavia, NY, United States

Feb 12, 2026

This hymn means more to me now than when I sang it as a kid. “ oh the gulf that God did span at Calvary”.

Praise God for my Savior Jesus

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Marylou Tanaka

Marlow, Oklahoma, United States

Feb 3, 2026

I woke this morning with these lyrics ( part) running through my mind.

I remembered the first , and the words that stuck were vanity and pride.

Thank You Jesus for lifting my burdens at Calvary. Thank you for your mercy and grace, and my salvation. Found at Calvary. Amen

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