When He Reached Down

Johnny Cash

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Once my soul was astray from the heavenly way,
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    I was wretched and as vile as could be,
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    but my Savior in love gave me peace from above,
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    when he reached down his hand for me.

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When my Savior reached down for me,
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when he reached down his hand for me,
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I was lost and undone without God or his Son,
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when he reached down his hand for me.

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2. How my heart does rejoice when I hear his sweet voice
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    in the tempest to him I do flee,
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    there to lean on his arm, safe, secure from all harm,
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    when he reached down his hand for me.

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When my Savior reached down for me,
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when he reached down his hand for me,
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I was lost and undone without my God or his Son,
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when he reached down his hand for me.