Timeless Truths ‎#640

640. He Lifted Me

1 In loving-kindness Jesus came,
My soul in mercy to reclaim,
And from the depths of sin and shame
Through grace He lifted me.

Refrain:
From sinking sand He lifted me,
With tender hand He lifted me;
From shades of night to plains of light,
Oh, praise His Name, He lifted me!

2 He called me long before I heard,
Before my sinful heart was stirred,
But when I took Him at His word,
Forgiv’n, He lifted me. [Refrain]

3 His brow was pierced with many a thorn,
His hands by cruel nails were torn,
When from my guilt and grief, forlorn,
In love He lifted me. [Refrain]

4 Now on a higher plane I dwell,
And with my soul I know ’tis well;
Yet how or why, I cannot tell,
He should have lifted me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In loving-kindness Jesus came
• Title: He Lifted Me
• Author: C. H. G. (1905)
• Refrain First Line: From sinking sand He lifted me
• Meter: 8.8.8.6.8.8.8.8
• Scripture:
  Titus 3:4-5
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/He_Lifted_Me); Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (94); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/n/inloving.htm)

Tune Information

• Name: [In loving kindness Jesus came]
• Composer: Charles H. Gabriel (1905)
• Meter: 8.8.8.6.8.8.8.8
• Key: G Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/He_Lifted_Me); Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (94); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/n/inloving.htm)