
Hymn History: I Gave My Life for Thee
Hymn History: I Gave My Life for Thee
As Francis Ridley Havergal gazed thoughtfully at the painting (whose depiction was of Pilate presenting Christ to an angry mob), her eyes fell to an inscription below it. The inscription reads, “I have done this for you; what have you done for me?”
Seventeen-year-old Havergal was so profoundly moved that she went straight home and began writing a poem. She spent quite some time trying to write out her thoughts.
Eventually, Francis gave up and threw her paper into the fire…or so she thought...
Hear the story in today's Traveler's Tales.
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