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Contains JSON data on the Trinity Hymnal
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{
"title": "From sinking sand he lifted me",
"author": "",
"tune": "He Lifted Me",
"number": "672",
"lyrics": "In lovingkindness Jesus came\nMy soul in mercy to reclaim,\nAnd from the depths of sin and shame\nThrough grace he lifted me.\n\nFrom sinking sand he lifted me,\nWith tender hand he lifted me,\nFrom shades of night to plains of light,\nOh, praise his name, he lifted me!\n\nHe called me long before I heard,\nBefore my sinful heart was stirred,\nBut when I took him at his word,\nForgiv'n he lifted me.\n\nHis brow was pierced with many a thorn,\nHis hands by cruel nails were torn,\nWhen from my guilt and grief, forlorn,\nIn love he lifted me.\n\nNow on a higher plane I dwell,\nAnd with my soul I know 'tis well;\nYet how or why, I cannot tell,\nHe should have lifted me.",
"first_line": "In lovingkindness Jesus came"
}