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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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