[Verse 1]
G G6 G C/G
In lovingkindness Jesus came
D7 Am7/G G
My soul in mercy to reclaim,
G G6 G C/G
And from the depths of sin and shame
G A9 A D7 D A7sus/D D
Thro' grace he lifted me.
[Refrain]
D7 G D D7
From sinking sand he lifted me,
D D7 D9 C/G G
With tender hand he lift - ed me,
G G G13 G7/B C
From shades of night to plains of light,
C Cm6 G/D G/D D G
Oh, praise his name, he lifted me!
[Verse 2]
G G6 G C/G
He called me long before I heard,
D7 Am7/G G
Before my sinful heart was stirred,
G G6 G C/G
But when I took him at his word,
G A9 A D7 D A7sus/D D
For - giv'n he lifted me.
[Refrain]
D7 G D D7
From sinking sand he lifted me,
D D7 D9 C/G G
With tender hand he lift - ed me,
G G G13 G7/B C
From shades of night to plains of light,
C Cm6 G/D G/D D G
Oh, praise his name, he lifted me!
[Verse 3]
G G6 G C/G
His brow was pierced with many a thorn,
D7 Am7/G G
His hands by cru - el nails were torn,
G G6 G C/G
When from my guilt and grief, forlorn,
G A9 A D7 D A7sus/D D
In love he lifted me.
[Refrain]
D7 G D D7
From sinking sand he lifted me,
D D7 D9 C/G G
With tender hand he lift - ed me,
G G G13 G7/B C
From shades of night to plains of light,
C Cm6 G/D G/D D G
Oh, praise his name, he lifted me!
[Verse 4]
G G6 G C/G
Now on a higher plane I dwell,
D7 Am7/G G
And with my soul I know 'tis well;
G G6 G C/G
Yet how or why, I cannot tell,
G A9 A D7 D A7sus/D D
He should have lifted me.
[Refrain]
D7 G D D7
From sinking sand he lifted me,
D D7 D9 C/G G
With tender hand he lift - ed me,
G G G13 G7/B C
From shades of night to plains of light,
C Cm6 G/D G/D D G
Oh, praise his name, he lifted me!
C G
AMEN