The Heart that Was Broken for Me

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When tempted to wander away from the Lord

Author: Lizzie DeArmond
Tune: [When tempted to wander away from the Lord]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 When tempted to wander away from the Lord,
I think of the Calvary tree;
Where Jesus once suffered my soul to redeem,
And the heart that was broken for me.

Refrain:
For me, a sinner like me, like me,
His heart was broken for me;
By faith I can see on Calvary,
The heart that was broken for me.

2 When friends are unfaithful I know He is true,
No love is so full and so free;
My eyes fill with tears as I dwell on my sins,
And the heart that was broken for me. [Refrain]

3 Atonement divine He has made by His blood,
For ever my story shall be
Of Jesus this loving Redeemer of mine,
And the heart that was broken for me. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #175

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Author: Lizzie DeArmond

Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. 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:	When tempted to wander away from the Lord
Title:	The Heart that Was Broken for Me
Author:	Lizzie DeArmond
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	For me, a sinner like me, like me
Publication Date:	1914
Copyright:	Public Domain