O my Saviour, lifted

O my Saviour, lifted. William Walsham How* (1823-1897). First published in How’s Hymns for Mission Services (1876), with the title ‘Good Friday’. In How’s Hymns (1886) the title was changed to ‘The drawing of the Cross’. It had six verses. Its major biblical source is John 12:32 (‘I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me’): O my Saviour, liftedFrom the earth for me,Draw me, in Thy mercy,Nearer unto Thee. Lord, Thine arms are stretchingEver far and wide,To enfold Thy childrenTo Thy loving side. There are possible allusions to Psalm 55:22 (‘Cast thy burden upon the Lord...’) and 1 Peter 5:7 (‘Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you’): Bringing all my...