Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse:
G+G C majorC
In loving-kindness Jesus came,
D MajorD G+G
My soul in mercy to reclaim,
G+G C majorC
And from the depths of sin and shame
A minorAm D MajorD
Through grace He lifted me.
Refrain:
G+G D MajorD
From sinking sand He lifted me,
D MajorD G+G
With tender hand He lifted me;
G+G C majorC
From shades of night to plains of light,
G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh, praise His Name, He lifted me!
Verse:
G+G C majorC
He called me long before I heard,
D MajorD G+G
Before my sinful heart was stirred,
G+G C majorC
But when I took Him at His word,
A minorAm D MajorD
Forgiv’n, He lifted me.
Verse:
G+G C majorC
His brow was pierced with many a thorn,
D MajorD G+G
His hands by cruel nails were torn,
G+G C majorC
When from my guilt and grief, forlorn,
A minorAm D MajorD
In love He lifted me.
Verse:
G+G C majorC
Now on higher plane I dwell,
D MajorD G+G
And with my soul I know ’tis well;
G+G C majorC
Yet how or why, I cannot tell,
A minorAm D MajorD
He should have lifted me.