SacredSongs
#621Admonition

Hymn 621: I gave My life for thee

" I gave My life for thee ; My precious blood I shed, That thou might'st ransomed be, And quickened from the dead. I gave My life for thee : What hast thou given for Me ?

2. " I spent long years for thee In weariness and woe, That an eternity Of joy thou mightest know. I spent long years for thee : Hast thou spent one for Me ?

3. " My Father's home of light, My rainbow-circled throne, I left for earthly night, For wanderings sad and lone. I left it all for thee : Hast thou left aught for Me ?

4. " I suffered much for thee---- More than thy tongue can tell, Of bitterest agony---- To rescue thee from hell. I suffered much for thee : What canst thou bear for Me ?

5. “And I have brought to thee, Down from My home above. Salvation full and free, My pardon and My love. Great gifts I brought to thee : What hast thou brought to Me ?”

6. Oh, let thy life be given, Thy years for Him be spent ; World-fetters all be riven, And joy with suffering blent. Bring thou thy worthless all : Follow thy Saviour's call.