Out of the depths to the glory above
Out of the depths to the glory above. Avis Burgeson Christiansen* (1895-1985).
Published in Tabernacle Praises No 2, with a tune by Haldor Lillenas* (later given the name LILLENAS in Hymns for the Living Church, 1974, where Christiansen’s hymn appears). It is probably better known for its refrain, ‘Jesus has lifted me’:
Out of the depths to the glory above,I have been lifted in wonderful love;From every fetter my spirit is free - Jesus has lifted me!
Jesus has lifted me!Jesus has lifted me!Out of the night into glorious light, Yes, Jesus has lifted me!
There wer two further stanzas. In addition to Hymns for the Living Church, the hymn is found in a number of evangelical books such as...
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