The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11382

11382. Was It For Me?

1 Was it for me, for me alone,
The Savior left His glorious throne;
The dazzling splendors of the sky,
Was it for me He came to die?

Refrain:
It was for me, yes, all for me,
O love of God, so great, so free!
O wondrous love, I’ll shout and sing,
He died for me, my Lord and king!

2 Was it for me sweet angel strains
Came floating o’er Judea’s plains?
That starlit night so long ago,
Was it for me God planned it so? [Refrain]

3 Was it for me the Savior said,
Pillow thy weary, aching head,
Trustingly on thy Savior’s breast?
Was it for me, can I thus rest? [Refrain]

4 Was it for me He wept and prayed,
My load of sin before Him laid;
That night within Gethsemane,
Was it for me, that agony? [Refrain]

5 Was it for me He bowed His head
Upon the cross, and freely shed
His precious blood—that crimson tide,
Was it for me the Savior died? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Was it for me, for me alone
• Title: Was It For Me?
• Author: John M. Whyte
• Refrain First Line: It was for me, yes, all for me
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Calvary (Toronto: William Briggs, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CANTABRIA
• Composer: John Marchant Whyte (1889)
• Meter: LMD
• Copyright: Public Domain