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(Motto placed under a picture of our Saviour in the study of a German Divine) I gave My life for thee, My precious blood I shed, That thou might'st ransomed be, And quickend 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 thy 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 Him be spent, World-fetters all be riven, And joy with suffering blent; I gave Myself for thee: Give thou thyself to Me!
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