Hymn 338 - In Lovingkindness Jesus Came

In loving-kindness Jesus came

My soul in mercy to reclaim,

And from the depths of sin and shame

Thro’ grace 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.

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.

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

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!