The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#431

431. Thy life was given for me

1 Thy life was given for me,
Thy precious blood was shed;
That I might ransomed be,
And quickened from the dead.
Thy life was given for me:
What have I given for Thee?

2 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?

3 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?

4 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?

5 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 for Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy life was given for me
• Author: Frances R. Havergal (1858)
• Meter: 6. 6L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Tune Information

• Name: [Thy life was given for me]
• Arranger: J. Barnby, 1838—96
• Meter: 6. 6L.
• Key: E Major