The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1960

1960. God Made Me for Himself

1. God made me for Himself, to serve Him here
With love’s pure service and in filial fear;
To show His praise, for Him to labor now;
Then see His glory where the angels bow.

2. All needful grace was mine, through His dear Son,
Whose life and death my full salvation won;
The grace that would have strengthened me, and taught;
Grace that would crown me when my work was wrought.

3. And I, poor sinner, cast it all away;
Lived for the toil or pleasure of each day;
As if no Christ had shed His precious blood,
As if I owed no homage to my God.

4. O Holy Spirit, with Thy fire divine,
Melt into tears this thankless heart of mine;
Teach me to love what once I seemed to hate,
And live to God, before it be too late.

Text Information

• First Line: God made me for Himself, to serve Him here
• Title: God Made Me for Himself
• Author: Henry W. Baker (1876)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Mission Services, 1876
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: SAVILE, Charles H. Lloyd, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1904

Tune Information

• Name: GOD MADE ME
• Composer: John Frederick Bridge (1889)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 53423 13427 12346
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1889
• Copyright: Public Domain