The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10127

10127. He Threw Out The Life-Line To Me

1 I was wrecked on a rocky and desolate shore,
Sinking slowly beneath the wild sea;
When all of my struggles and efforts were o’er,
Christ threw out the lifeline to me.

Refrain:
He threw out the lifeline to me,
He threw out the lifeline to me,
From Calvary’s tree,
Far over the sea,
Christ threw out the lifeline to me.

2 The billows were dashing, the waves rolling high,
No help from the land could I see,
When hope had all vanished and danger was nigh,
Christ threw out the lifeline to me. [Refrain]

3 When all was confusion midst dark billows’ roll,
No light thro’ the gloom could I see,
By trusting Him fully He rescued my soul,
Christ threw out the lifeline to me. [Refrain]

4 And now as I wander I sing as I go,
His mercy is boundless and free,
And tell the glad story, that others may know,
Christ threw out the lifeline to me. [Refrain]

5 Your sins like the billows around you may rise,
And dangers your frail bark pursue,
There’s One who will heed you and hear your faint cries,
He’ll throw out the lifeline to you. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I was wrecked on a rocky and desolate shore
• Title: He Threw Out The Life-Line To Me
• Author: J. E. French (1906)
• Refrain First Line: He threw out the lifeline to me
• Language: English
• Source: Songs for All by John J. Wicker (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack Company, 1906)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I was wrecked on a rocky and desolate shore]
• Composer: J. E. French
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain