Living Hymns ‎#73

73. "This I did for Thee"

1 I gave My life for thee,
My precious blood I shed,
That thou might'st ransom'd be,
And quickened from the dead;
I gave my life for thee;
What hast thou done for me?

Chorus:
This I did for thee,
What hast thou done for me?
This I did for thee,
What hast thou done for me?

2 I spent long years for thee
In weariness and woe,
That one eternity
Of joy thou mightest know;
I spent long years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for me? [Chorus]

3 My Father's house of light,
My rainbow-circled throne,
I left for earthly night,
For wand'rings sad and lone;
I left it all for thee;
Hast thou left aught for me? [Chorus]

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 dost thou bear for me? [Chorus

5 And I have brought to thee,
Down from my house above,
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and my love;
Great gifts I brought to thee;
What hast thou brought to me? [Chorus]

6 Oh, let thy life be given,
Thy years for me be spent,
World fetters all be riven,
And joy with suffering blent;
Give thou thyself to me,
And I will welcome thee! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I gave my life for thee
• Title: "This I did for Thee"
• Author: H. Bonar
• Refrain First Line: This I did for thee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Copyright: Used by permission of with W. H. Doane, owner of Copyright.

Tune Information

• Name: [I gave my life for thee]
• Composer: W. H. Doane
• Key: E♭ Major