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31. Was It For Me?

1 Was it for me, for me alone,
The Saviour left His glorious throne,
The dazzling splendors of the sky?
Was it for me He came to die?

Refrain:
It was for me, yes, all for me,
Oh! love of God, so great, so free,
Oh! wondrous love, I'll shout and sing,
He died for me, my Lord and King.

2 Was it for me, sweet angel strains
Came floating o'er Judea's plains,
That starlit night, so long ago?
Was it for me God plann’d it so? [Refrain]

3 Was it for me He wept and pray’d,
My load of sin before Him laid,
That night within Gethsemane?
Was it for me—that agony? [Refrain]

4 Was it for me He bow’d His head
Upon the cross and freely shed
His precious blood—that crimson tide?
Was it for me the Saviour died? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Was it for me, for me alone
Title: Was It For Me?
Author: J. M. W.
Refrain First Line: It was for me, yes, all for me
Publication Date: 1894
Tune Information
Name: [Was it for me, for me alone]
Composer: J. M. Whyte



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