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

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

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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.

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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.

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