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Christ in Song 39

What Hast Thou Done for Me?

Words: Rev. E. A. HoffmanMusic: J. H. Tenney

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1"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."—Phil. 3: 10. I gave my life for thee, my precious blood I shed, That thou might'st ransom be, And quickened from the dead; I suffered much for thee, More than thy tongue can tell; O all that I have done for thee, What hast thou done for me?

2My Fa - ther's house of light, My glory - circled throne I left, for earth - ly night, For wand'rings sad and lone; I left, I left it all for thee, Hast thou left ought for me?

Also sung to
Baca (SDA Hymnal #281)
Scripture
Phil. 3:10

Copyright, 1885. Used by permission

The verse

Meter
66
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 75% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."—Phil. 3: 10. I gave my life for thee, my precious blood I shed, That thou might'st ransom be, And quickened from the dead; I suffered much for thee, More than thy tongue can tell; O all that I have done for thee, What hast thou done for me?˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/?/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘66A

Verse 2

My Fa - ther's house of light, My glory - circled throne I left, for earth - ly night, For wand'rings sad and lone; I left, I left it all for thee, Hast thou left ought for me?˘/˘/˘/˘????/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/////˘˘38A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.