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I gave My life for thee,
My precious blood I shed,
That thou might'st ransomed be
And quickened from the dead.
I gave My life for thee;
What hast thou given for Me?
I spent long years for thee
In weariness and woe
That an eternity
Of joy thou mightest know.
I spent long years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for Me?
My Father's home of light,
My rainbow-circled throne,
I left for earthly night,
For wanderings sad and lone.
I left it all for thee;
Hast thou left aught for Me?
I suffered much for thee,
More than My tongue may tell,
Of bitterest agony,
To rescue thee from hell.
I suffered much for thee;
What canst thou bear for Me?
And I have brought to thee
Down from My home above
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and My love.
Great gifts I brought to thee;
What hast thou brought to Me?
Oh, let thy life be given,
Thy years for Me be spent,
World's fetters all be riven,
And joy with suffering blent!
I gave Myself for thee:
Give thou thyself to Me.
---Alternative verses---
I suffered much for thee,
More than My tongue may tell,
Of bitterest agony,
To rescue thee from hell.
I’ve borne it all for thee,
what hast thou borne for Me?
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 6 6 6 6
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1858
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Bible Refs:
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Mk 10:45;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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MUSIC
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Name:
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OLD 120TH
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Meter:
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6 6 6 6 6 6
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1592
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 449 | D | | # 126 | D | | # 707 | D | | # 770 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 6 6 6 6 | | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
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