He Died for You, He Died for Me

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God so loved the world His Son was given

Author: James Rowe
Tune: ALOHA OE
Published in 10 hymnals

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1 God so loved the world His Son was given
That sinners redeemed from sin might be,
From His matchless throne and home in heaven,
Jesus came down and died on Calvary.

Refrain:
He died for you, He died for me,
In darkest night, forsaken and alone,
He paid the debt on Calvary,
And now He pleads for His own.

2 Even death for us He hath defeated,
Triumphant He left the gloomy grave,
O'er the world the tidings are repeated;
"Jesus lives He the world from sin shall save." [Refrain]

3 With His Father now He's interceding,
Still pleading for us with matchless love,
For our love and service He is needing
And He wants us to reign with Him above. [Refrain]

4 Let us love and trust this matchless Savior,
Who's longing the sinful world to save,
Let us now enjoy the precious favor
Of this Friend Who His all so freely gave. [Refrain]

Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #107

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Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	God so loved the world His Son was given
Title:	He Died for You, He Died for Me
Author:	James Rowe
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He died for you
Copyright:	Public Domain