The Hymnal ‎#229

229. Thy life was given for me

1 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?

2 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?

3 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?

4 O let my life be given,
My years for Thee be spent,
World fetters all be riven,
And joy with suffering blent!
Thou gav'st Thyself for me;
I give myself to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy life was given for me
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 6. 6.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Answering Christ's Call; Christ: Call, Answering Christ's; Dedication of Life; Forgiveness; God: Grace, His Forgiving; God: Grace, His Restoring; Service; Stewardship

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 120TH
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 6. 6.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Melody from "Este's Psalter," 1592