In loving kindness Jesus came, My soul in mercy to reclaim, And from the depths of sin and shame Thro' grace He lifted me. Refrain From sinking sand, He lifted me, With tender hand, He lifted me, From shades of night to planes 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. Refrain From sinking sand, He lifted me, With tender hand, He lifted me, From shades of night to planes of light, O praise His name, 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. Refrain From sinking sand, He lifted me, With tender hand, He lifted me, From shades of night to planes of light, O praise His name, He lifted me!