"Love Lifted Me" is a hymn first published in 1912, with text by English-American lyricist James Rowe and melody by American organist Howard E. Smith.
James Rowe, son of an English copper miner, was born in 1865 and emigrated from England to the United States of America in 1889.
The hymn's lyrics are inspired primarily by the 14th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, wherein the Twelve Apostles, when caught in a storm, see Jesus appearing to walk on water.
[4] In late 1975, American country music singer Kenny Rogers recorded an adaptation of "Love Lifted Me" for an album of the same name.
[5] In 1981, Kenny also sang the original hymn in the opening scenes of the Dick Lowry movie, Coward of the County, where he played the uncle of the titular character who is also the pastor of a church.