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Jesus Lived and Died For You

Jesus lived and died for you

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock
Tune: [Jesus lived and died for you]
Published in 1 hymnal

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Representative Text

Jesus lived and died for you;
Try to love and serve Him too,
Do the work you have to do
With a purpose strong and true,
Ev’ry day, ev’ry day.

Source: Hymns and Carols #25

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock

Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Jesus lived and died for you
Title: Jesus Lived and Died For You
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and Carols #25

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