The Hymnal ‎#238

238. Thy life was given for me

Thy life was given for me,
Thy blood, O Lord, was shed,
That I might ransomed be,
And quickened from the dead;
Thy life was given for me:
What have I given for thee?

Long years were spent for me
In weariness and woe,
That through eternity
Thy glory I might know.
Long years were spent for me:
Have I spent one for thee?

Thy Father's home of light
Thy rainbow-circled throne,
Were left for earthly night,
For wanderings sad and lone.
Yea, all was left for me:
Have I left aught for thee?

And thou hast brought to me,
Down from thy home above,
Salvation full and free,
Thy pardon and thy love.
Great gifts thou broughtest me:
What have I brought to thee?

O let my life be given,
My years for thee be spent;
World fetters all be riven,
And joy with suffering blent;
Thou gavest thyself for me:
I give myself to thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy life was given for me
• Author: Frances R. Havergal (1858)
• Meter: Six 6s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Sundays after Trinity: The Divine Mercy; Missions; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: THY LIFE
• Composer: George A. Macfarren (1875)
• Meter: Six 6s
• Incipit: 14231 66534 22111
• Key: F Major