Who loved me, and gave Himself
The burden of my guilt to bear—
Atonement for my sins to make—
And rescue me from every snare?
Loved me with such a pitying love,
That when undone, and vile, and lost,
He shed for me His precious blood;
And ransomed me at highest cost.
And gave me an abode in heaven,
Cleansed me by His atoning blood;
His name I will with gladness own
Jesus, the Lord, the Son of God!
Himself, the holy, spotless One,
Left that bright home beyond the sky;
Was humbled e’en to dust of death,
That I might never, never die.
For me His life a ransom gave,
And died for me upon the tree:
What shall I render to the Lord
Who loved me, gave Himself for me?
Lord, Thou hast given Thyself for me;
Help me to yield myself to Thee,
And love Thee with a boundless love,
Till Thou shalt call me home above.