1 In the awful sea of sin
I was sinking fast;
There were many stains within
From my sinful past;
But I looked to Him above,
Made a dying plea,
And His mighty hand of love
Reached down for me.
Refrain:
The Lord raised me, the Lord raised me,
Whispered comfort to my soul and made me free;
The Lord raised me, the Lord raised me;
When light had fled and hope was dead
The Lord raised me.
2 On the peaceful shore today
Praises glad I sing;
Sinful days have passed away,
To the Lord I cling;
In His holy light I dwell,
Pure and sweet and free,
While to all the world I tell
How He raised me. [Refrain]
3 Soul adrift, the waves roll high,
Breakers are ahead;
To the blessed Savior cry,
Ere your hope is dead;
Nothing better you can do,
Saved from death to be;
He alone can rescue you,
For He raised me. [Refrain]
Source: Revival Gems No. 2 #33
Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
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 >
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