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[For me He left the realms of light]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Katherine Howe Incipit: 56353 51723 46522 Used With Text: Because He Loved Me So

Author: Georgia Tillman Snead Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: For me He left the realms of light Refrain First Line: He loved me so! Lyrics: 1 For me He left the realms of light, And wandered thro’ earth’s dreary night; He tasted ev’ry bitter woe, And all because He loved me so. Refrain: He loved me so! He loved me so! My Saviour loved me so! My heart, my life to Him I owe, Because He loved me so. 2 From heav’n to earth for me He came, For me He bore the scorn and shame; For me He suffer’d here below, And all because He loved me so. [Refrain] 3 O blessed Saviour, take my heart, And let me ne’er from Thee depart; My life, my all to Thee I owe, For Thou, O Christ, hath loved me so. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [For me He left the realms of light]

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Because He Loved Me So

Author: Georgia Tillman Snead Hymnal: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #27 (1922) First Line: For me He left the realms of light Refrain First Line: He loved me so! Lyrics: 1 For me He left the realms of light, And wandered thro’ earth’s dreary night; He tasted ev’ry bitter woe, And all because He loved me so. Refrain: He loved me so! He loved me so! My Saviour loved me so! My heart, my life to Him I owe, Because He loved me so. 2 From heav’n to earth for me He came, For me He bore the scorn and shame; For me He suffer’d here below, And all because He loved me so. [Refrain] 3 O blessed Saviour, take my heart, And let me ne’er from Thee depart; My life, my all to Thee I owe, For Thou, O Christ, hath loved me so. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [For me He left the realms of light]

Because he loved me so

Author: Georgia Tillman Snead Hymnal: Magnificat #19 (1923) First Line: For me, he left the realms of light Refrain First Line: He loved me so Topics: Worship and Praise Languages: English Tune Title: [For me, he left the realms of light]

Because He Loved Me so

Author: Georgia Tillman Snead Hymnal: Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #199 (1927) First Line: For me, He left the realms of light Refrain First Line: He loved me so Languages: English Tune Title: [For me, He left the realms of light]

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Georgia T. Snead

Person Name: Georgia Tillman Snead Author of "Because He Loved Me So" in New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined Georgia Tillman Snead was born in Virginia. She wrote several volumes of prose and a book of poems. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)