I gave my life for thee, <br />My precious blood I shed <br />That thou mightst ransomed be, <br />And quickened from the dead. <br />I gave my life for thee; <br />What hast thou given for me? <br /> <br />I spent long years for thee <br />In weariness and woe, <br />That an eternity <br />Of joy thou mightest know. <br />I spent long years for thee; <br />Hast thou spent one for me? <br /> <br />My Father's home of light, <br />My rainbow-circled throne, <br />I left, for earthly night, <br />For wanderings sad and lone. <br />I left it all for thee; <br />Hast thou left aught for me? <br /> <br />I suffered much for thee, <br />More than thy tongue may tell <br />Of bitterest agony, <br />To rescue thee from hell. <br />I suffered much for thee; <br />What canst thou bear for me? <br /> <br />And I have brought to thee, <br />Down from my home above, <br />Salvation full and free, <br />My pardon and my love. <br />Great gifts I brought to thee; <br />What hast thou brought to me? <br /> <br />Oh, let thy life be given, <br />Thy years for him be spent, <br />World-fetters all be riven, <br />And joy with suffering blent; <br />I gave myself for thee: <br />Give thou thyself to me!<br /><br />Frances Ridley Havergal<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-gave-my-life-for-thee/
