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The Heart That Was Broken for Me

There came from the skies in the days long ago

Author: Judson W. Van De Venter
Tune: [There came from the skies in the days long ago]
Published in 36 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There came from the skies in the days long ago,
The Lord with a message of love;
The world know Him not; He was treated with scorn—
This wonderful gift from above.

They crown’d Him with thorns,
He was beaten with stripes,
He was smitten and nailed to the tree;
But the pain in His heart was the hardest to bear,
The heart that was broken for me.

2 He came to His own—to the ones that He lov’d—
The sheep that had wander’d astray;
They heard not His voice; but the friend of mankind
Was hated and driven away.

They crown’d Him with thorns,
He was beaten with stripes,
He was smitten and nailed to the tree;
But the pain in His heart was the hardest to bear,
The heart that was broken for me.

3 The birds have their nest, and the foxes have holes,
But He had no place for His head;
A pallet of stone on the cold mountainside,
Was all that He had for His bed.

They crown’d Him with thorns,
He was beaten with stripes,
He was smitten and nailed to the tree;
But the pain in His heart was the hardest to bear,
The heart that was broken for me.

4 I cannot reject such a Saviour as He;
Dishonor and wound Him again;
I'll go to His feet and repent of my sin,
Be willing to suffer the pain.

I'll take up my cross, I will walk by His side,
For the pathway of duty I see;
I will follow my Lord and abide in His heart,
The heart that was broken for me.

Source: Favorites Number 3: A Collection of Gospel Songs #29

Author: Judson W. Van De Venter

Judson W. Van DeVenter was born 15 December 1855 on a farm near the village of Dundee, Michigan. He was educated in the country and village schools, and at Hillsdale College. He later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He wrote about 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There came from the skies in the days long ago
Title: The Heart That Was Broken for Me
Author: Judson W. Van De Venter
Language: English
Refrain First Line: They crowned Him with thorns
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 36 of 36)
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Calvary Hymns #43

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Calvary Songs #25

Christian Joy #132

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Cornelius' Gospel Songs #185

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 2 #d209

Divine Praise #d145

Familiar Songs of the Gospel No. 2 #d55

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Favorites Number 3 #29

Glad Tidings in Song #d79

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Glad Tidings in Song #43

Glory Gleams #d225

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Gospel Melodies #27

Gospel Rays #d236

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His Praise #15

Home Gospel Songs #d207

Home Gospel Songs No. 2 #d177

Hymns of Grace #160

Hymns of the Living Gospel No. 1 #d123

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Light and Life Songs No. 4 #43

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Magnificat #125

Pilgrim's Hymnal, a Book of Choice Songs for the Home and All the Services of the Churches #d197

Praise Him #d256

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Revival Gems (with supplement Pearls of Song) #a13

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Revival Gems #13

Select Songs of Praise for Evangelistic Services, Church and Sunday School #d114

Signal Bells #d120

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Songs for Service #98

Songs of the Blessed Hope #d205

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Songs of the Cross #43

Spiritual hymns of worship #d445

Spiritual Songs and Hymns, for Use in All Gospel Services #d554

The All-Girl Trio & Choir No. 4 #3

The Complete Church Hymnal #d276

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The Gospel in Song #71

The Victor #d119

Waves of Praise #bd120

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