The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16362

16362. I Live For Thee

1 I look, dear Sav­ior, to Thy cross;
It gives me grace to suf­fer loss;
’Twas borne for me to Cal­vary,
And so I bear my cross for Thee.

Refrain:
For Thee, dear Lord, who died for me,
I live for Thee, I live for Thee,
I fix my eyes on Cal­va­ry,
And live for Thee, and live for Thee.

2 Too long I lived for self alone,
And thought my life was all my own,
But now the light has come to me,
And I shall give my life to Thee. [Refrain]

3 My plea­sure is to do Thy will,
Thy words and wish­es to ful­fill,
Thy ser­vant I would ev­er be,
O, give me grace to live for Thee. [Refrain]

4 The path­way may be dark or bright,
The load a hea­vy one or light—
Each du­ty brings but joy to me,
For I de­light to live for Thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I look, dear Sav­ior, to Thy cross
• Title: I Live For Thee
• Author: William C. Martin
• Refrain First Line: For Thee, dear Lord, who died for me
• Language: English
• Source: Messenger of Song by Rufus Cornelius (Midlothian, TX: R. H. Cornelius, 1912)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHERBOURG
• Composer: Rufus Henry Cornelius (1912)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain