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Because He Loved Me so

Representative Text

1 For me He left the realms of light,
And wandered thro’ earth’s dreary night;
He tasted ev’ry bitter woe,
And all because He loved me so.

Refrain:
He loved me so! He loved me so!
My Saviour loved me so!
My heart, my life to Him I owe,
Because He loved me so.

2 From heav’n to earth for me He came,
For me He bore the scorn and shame;
For me He suffer’d here below,
And all because He loved me so. [Refrain]

3 O blessed Saviour, take my heart,
And let me ne’er from Thee depart;
My life, my all to Thee I owe,
For Thou, O Christ, hath loved me so. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #27

Author: Georgia T. Snead

Georgia Tillman Snead was born in Virginia. She wrote several volumes of prose and a book of poems. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: For me, He left the realms of light
Title: Because He Loved Me so
Author: Georgia T. Snead
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He loved me so
Publication Date: 1918
Copyright: Public Domain

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Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #199

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