What is Calvary?

Calvary is the name of the hill where Jesus was crucified. In the New Testament, it is also called “Golgotha,” which means “the Place of the Skull” in the Aramaic language (Aramaic is an ancient form of the Hebrew language that was very likely Jesus’ primary language). The Greek translation for “skull” is kranion, which is where we get the English word cranium but the Latin word for "skull" is calvaria, which is where we get the English word, Calvary.

So, when you hear it mentioned in a song, it simply refers to the place where Jesus was crucified.