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Text:It Was for Me
Author:Lizzie DeArmond
Tune:[It was for me my Savior died]
Composer:Chas. H. Gabriel

67. It Was for Me

1 It was for me my Savior died,
On Calv’ry’s cross was crucified,
For me He bore the guilt and shame,
That I a pardon free might gain.

Refrain:
It was for me, it was for me,
My Savior died on Calvary;
No greater love could ever be,
It was for me, it was for me.

2 It was for me the trial hours
With human sin, and evil pow’rs,
That I at last, made free from sin,
Might joy and life eternal win. [Refrain]

3 His holy name I will confess,
Who left His throne my soul to bless;
No greater love could ever be,
It was for me, unworthy me. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: It was for me my Savior died
Title: It Was for Me
Author: Lizzie DeArmond
Publication Date: 1922
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [It was for me my Savior died]
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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