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I Gave My Life for Thee

Lyrics by
Frances Ridley Havergal (1874)
Music by
Philip Paul Bliss (1874)
Tune
BLISS · 8.7.8.7.D
Scripture
John 15:12-13
Verse 1
I gave My life for thee,
My precious blood I shed,
That thou might'st ransomed be,
And quickened from the dead;
I gave, I gave My life for thee,
What hast thou given for Me?
I gave, I gave My life for thee,
What hast thou given for Me?
Verse 2
My Father's house of light,
My glory circled throne,
I left for earthly night,
For wanderings sad and lone;
I left, I left it all for thee,
Hast thou left aught for Me?
I left, I left it all for thee,
Hast thou left aught for Me?
Verse 3
I suffered much for thee,
More than thy tongue can tell,
Of bitterest agony,
To rescue thee from hell;
I've borne, I've borne it all for thee,
What hast thou borne for Me?
I've borne, I've borne it all for thee,
What hast thou borne for Me?

Havergal's profound meditation on Christ's self-sacrifice and personal consecration.