He Lifted Me

653 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,
   O 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 crown of 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]
                         Charles H. Gabriel
                         Hymns for the Family of God

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Seems the author had quite a few pen names, but that's about all we know about him...
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