MHB 336 – IN loving-kindness Jesus came,

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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.
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,
Forgiven, He lifted me.

3: 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.

4: Now on a higher plane I dwell,nAnd with my soul I know ’tis well;
Yet how or why, I cannot tell,
He should have lifted me.