223. I GAVE MY LIFE FOR THEE
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, I gave My life for thee,
What hast thou giv’n for Me?
2. I spent long years for thee
In weariness and woe,
That an eternity
Of joy thou mightest know:
I spent, I spent long years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for Me?
3. My Father’s home of light,
My glory-circled throne
I left for earthly night
For wand’rings sad and lone;
I left, I left it all for thee,
Hast thou left aught for Me?
4. I suffered much for thee,
More than thy tongue can tell,
Of bitt’rest agony –
To rescue thee from hell;
I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee,
What hast thou borne for Me?
5. Lord, let my life be given,
And every moment spent,
For God, for souls, for heaven,
And all earth’s ties be rent
Thou gav’st, Thou gav’st Thyself for me,
Now I give all for Thee.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
