I gave my life for thee (Joseph Barnby)
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- (Posted 2018-11-15) CPDL #52045:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-11-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the edition on IMSLP. Note values halved.
General Information
Title: I gave my life for thee
Composer: Joseph Barnby
Lyricist: Frances Ridley Havergal
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 66. 84. 66
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1897 in Hymn Tunes, no. 76, p. 37
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Original text and translations
English text
1 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 giv'n for Me?
2 My Father's house of light,
My glory circled throne,
I left for earthly night,
For wanderings sad and lone;
I left it all for thee,
Hast thou left aught for Me?
3 I suffered much for thee,
More than thy tongue can tell,
Of bitt'rest agony,
To rescue thee from hell;
I've borne it all for thee,
What hast thou borne for Me?
4 And I have brought to thee,
Down from My home above,
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and My love;
I bring rich gifts to thee,
What hast thou brought to Me?