Was It for Me? (Whyte)

Was it for me

for me alone

The Sav­ior left His glo­ri­ous throne;

The dazz­ling splen­dors of the sky

Was it for me He came to die?

It was for me

yes

all for me

O love of God

so great

so free!

O won­drous love

I’ll shout and sing

He died for me

my Lord and king!

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 planned it so?

Was it for me the Sav­ior said

Pillow thy wea­ry

ach­ing head

Trustingly on thy Sav­ior’s breast?

Was it for me

can I thus rest?

Was it for me He wept and prayed

My load of sin be­fore Him laid;

That night with­in Geth­se­ma­ne

Was it for me

that ago­ny?

Was it for me He bowed His head

Upon the cross

and free­ly shed

His pre­cious blood—that crim­son tide

Was it for me the Sav­ior died?