Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#318

318. I gave My life for thee

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 My life for thee;
What hast thou given for Me?

2 I spent long years for thee
In weariness and woe,
That an eternity
Of joy thou mightiest know.
I spent long years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for Me?

3 And I have brought to thee,
Down from My home above,
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and My love.
Great gifts I brought to thee;
What hast thou brought to Me?

4 Oh, let thy life be given,
Thy years for Me be spent,
World-fetters all be riven,
And joy with suffering blent;
I gave Myself for thee;
Give thou thyself to Me?

Text Information

• First Line: I gave My life for thee
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Blood of Christ; Christ: Blood of; The Church and the Kingdom of God: Evangelism

Tune Information

• Name: BACA
• Composer: W. H. Havergal, 1793-1870
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6
• Key: E♭ Major