HE LIFTED ME

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

Chorus: From sinking sand He lifted me,
             With tender hand He lifted me;
              From shades of night to plains of light,
              O praise His name, He lifted me!

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

Chorus: From sinking sand He lifted me,
             With tender hand He lifted me;
              From shades of night to plains of light,
              O praise His name, He lifted me!

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.

Chorus: From sinking sand He lifted me,
             With tender hand He lifted me;
              From shades of night to plains of light,
              O praise His name, He lifted me!

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.

Chorus:  From sinking sand He lifted me,
             With tender hand He lifted me;
              From shades of night to plains of light,
              O praise His name, He lifted me!

Charles H. Gabriel 1856-1932