A Love That Lifts

I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,

Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more.

But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry,

From the waters lifted me—now safe am I.

Love lifted me! Love lifted me!

When nothing else could help, love lifted me!

Many of us have sung this hymn, “Love Lifted Me.”

Love lifts a sinful broken heart …