Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#513

513. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy life was given for me
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836 - 79
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life In Christ: Consecration

Tune Information

• Name: ST. OLAVE
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838 - 96
• Meter: 6 6, 6 6, 6 6.
• Key: E♭ Major