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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.
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.
Love lifted me!
Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help,
Love lifted me.
Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help,
Love lifted me.
Love lifted me!
Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help,
Love lifted me.
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All my heart to Him I give,
Ever to Him I'll cling,
In His blessed presence live,
Ever His praises sing.
Love so mighty and so true
Merits my soul's best songs;
Faithful, loving service, too,
To Him belongs.
Ever to Him I'll cling,
In His blessed presence live,
Ever His praises sing.
Love so mighty and so true
Merits my soul's best songs;
Faithful, loving service, too,
To Him belongs.
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Souls in danger, look above,
Jesus completely saves;
He will lift you by His love
Out of the angry waves.
He's the Master of the sea,
Billows His will obey;
He your Savior wants to be—
Be saved today.
Jesus completely saves;
He will lift you by His love
Out of the angry waves.
He's the Master of the sea,
Billows His will obey;
He your Savior wants to be—
Be saved today.
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Storrs, Connecticut, United States
“Love lifted Me” was a joint effort by James Rowe and Howard E. Smith. Rowe was born in England in 1865, the son of a copper miner. He worked for the Irish government for four years before immigrating to America. Rowe settled in Albany, New York and went to work on the railroad for the next 10 years. Later, he was employed by music publishers in Texas and Tennessee. James Rowe became a full-time writer of hymns and edited music journals. Rowe and Smith wrote several hymns together. Howard E Smith, born in 1863. He suffered from arthritis which caused his hands to be terribly twisted. According to Rowe’s daughter, Smith’s hands had become knotted with arthritis, but he could still play the piano. “Love Lifted Me” was written in 1912. Rowe and Smith wrote the hymn based on the passage in Matthew 14 of Peter walking on the water, becoming afraid, and crying out to the Lord to save him. As the hymn developed, Smith would play a few notes and jot them down, matching them to the words Rowe was writing as they went along. Rowe’s daughter shared what she remembered about the occasion: “I can see them now, my father striding up and down humming a bar or two, and Howard playing it and jotting it down… The two huddled together, working line by line, composing this hymn in tandem. ” Rowe describes in the first stanza of salvation in the way of lifting us from the water and now being safe. The second verse gives the purpose of our salvation: “In His blessed presence live; Ever His praises sing. ” The last stanza is a call to the lost. ” Souls in danger, look above, Jesus completely saves. ”
L. Codington
Makilala, North COTABATO, Philippines
This song is too related of my soul
Nantucket, PA, United States
GOD LOVE LIFTED ME . Thank you so much God for loving my families and friends. Blessings and Prosperity. Thanks for sharing this song .
Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
I remember singing this song in church as a child and young Teen. It truly is the Love of Christ that motivates us. We love Him because He first loved us.
Parma, Ohio, United States
I love this song!! 😍
Kingston, Jamaica
Always brings me to tears when I remember who I was yet the love that Christ Jesus has for me, His love lifted me.
Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Had it not been for the wonderful and endearing firey love of Jesu Christ, I would still be in the angry billows of sin. Being tossed on every side by the evil one. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS WONDERFUL AMAZING LOVE THAT LIFTS SINNERS LIKE ME.
Grange Hill, Westmoreland, Jamaica
April 13, 2024. 7:40am
We are still singing this song today. Was just singing this song a minute ago at morning prayer
Love lifted me. When nothing else could help, love lifted me
Blettreton, Maryland, United States
My Mother sang this song while cooking dinner for her six sons and our father. I am now 78 but she still fills my soul. when I think of her singing.
Kingston, Jamaica
This song is a legacy my father left me. I will always remember him. Continue to SIP Papa😴