I Gave My Life For Thee

Words:
Frances R. Havergal
Music:
Philip P. Bliss

Sheet music

  1. 1I gave My life for thee,My precious blood I shed,That thou might'st ransom be,And quickened from the dead;I gave, I gave My life for thee:What hast thou given for Me?I gave, I gave My life for thee:What hast thou given for Me?
  2. 2My Father’s house of light,My glorycircled throne,I left for earthly night,For wand’rings sad and lone;I left, I left it all for thee:Hast thou left aught for Me?I left, I left it all for thee:Hast thou left aught for Me?
  3. 3I suffered much for thee,More than thy tongue can tell,Of bitt’rest agony,To rescue thee from hell;I've borne, I've borne it all for thee:What hast thou borne for Me?I've borne, I've borne it all for thee:What hast thou borne for Me?
  4. 4And I have bro’t to thee,Down from My home above,Salvation full and free,My pardon and My love;I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee:What hast thou bro’t for Me?I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee:What hast thou bro’t for Me?

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1859, the words are in 625 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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