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Text:Out of the Depths
Author:Rev. A. H. Ackley
Tune:[Out of the depths, poor, wretched, blind]
Composer:D. D. Ackley

147. Out of the Depths

1 Out of the depths, poor, wretched, blind,
Penitent heart and restless mind,
Seeking for joy I could not find,
Out of the depths I cried.

Refrain:
Out of the depths He lifted me,
Unto the Rock to liberty;
Here I shall stand eternally,
Out of the depths He saved me.

2 Out of the depths to heights untold,
Leaving the world so dark and cold,
Into the tender Shepherd’s fold,
Out of the depths I cried. [Refrain]

3 Out of the depths He saved my soul,
Breaking the chains which had control,
Making me pure and strong and whole,
Out of the depths I cried. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Out of the depths, poor, wretched, blind
Title: Out of the Depths
Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley
Refrain First Line: Out of the depths he lifted me
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Topic: Solo
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Out of the depths, poor, wretched, blind]
Composer: D. D. Ackley
Notes: Public Domain.



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