(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 mightst ransomed be, And quickened 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! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUIET WORK; SONNET by MATTHEW ARNOLD VICTORY BELLS by GRACE HAZARD CONKLING LULLABY by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON THE FARM CHILD'S LULLABY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE TWO ANGELS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER TO THE LADY IN THE CHIMSETTE WITH BLACK BUTTONS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS DESERT NIGHT by FRANCES DAVIS ADAMS |