238. Thy life was given for me
Six 6's
Thy Life:
George A. Macfarren, 1875
Frances R. Havergal, 1858
Thy life was given for me, Thy blood, O Lord, was shed, That I might ransomed be, And quickened from the dead; Thy life was given for me: What have I given for thee? | Long years were spent for me In weariness and woe, That through eternity Thy glory I might know. Long years were spent for me: Have I spent one for thee? | Thy Father's home of light Thy rainbow-circled throne, Were left for earthly night, For wanderings sad and lone. Yea, all was left for me: Have I left aught for thee? | And thou hast brought to me, Down from thy home above, Salvation full and free, Thy pardon and thy love. Great gifts thou broughtest me: What have I brought to thee? | O let my life be given, My years for thee be spent; World fetters all be riven, And joy with suffering blent; Thou gavest thyself for me: I give myself to thee. | |