Hymn

I Gave My Life for Thee

Frances R. Havergal

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?

I spent long years for thee

In weariness and woe,

That an eternity

Of joy thou mightiest know.

I spent long years for thee;

Hast thou spent one for Me?

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?

Oh, let thy life be given,

Thy years for Me be spent,

World-fetters all be riven,

And joy with suffering blent;

I gave Myself for thee;

Give thou thyself to Me?

I Gave My Life for Thee — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/i-gave-my-life-for-thee

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Who wrote I Gave My Life for Thee?

The words of I Gave My Life for Thee were written by Frances R. Havergal; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 7 more hymns by Frances R. Havergal, including O My Sins, My Sins and Tell It Out.

Is I Gave My Life for Thee public domain?

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