He Threw Out the Life-Line to Me

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.