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Bliss - “I Gave My Life For Thee”

In 1858, Francis Ridley Havegal visited Germany with her father, who was being treated for an eye problem. While in a pastor’s home, she saw a painting of the crucifixion with words under it that said: “I did this for thee. What has thou done for me?” Quickly she took a piece of paper and wrote a poem based on those words. However, she was not satisfied with it, so she threw the piece of paper into the fireplace. The paper came out unharmed, so her father encouraged her to publish it.  Later the famous song writer and composer Phillip Bliss put music to the words and today people all around the world sing it.  

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 given for Me?