Introduction
**A SONG OF PROMISE AND POWER
Jimmy Swaggart’s “If I Be Lifted” Still Moves Hearts to This Day**
Some songs fade with time. Others grow stronger.
Jimmy Swaggart’s beloved gospel anthem “If I Be Lifted” belongs to the second kind — a song that continues to stir hearts and awaken faith decades after it was first sung. Rooted in the words of John 12:32, “If I be lifted up… I will draw all men unto Me,” the hymn carries a message as powerful today as it was when it first echoed through churches and revival halls.
From the opening notes, “If I Be Lifted” feels like a holy invitation. Swaggart’s voice rises with humble authority, not to showcase talent, but to point upward — toward the cross, where love and sacrifice meet. Each line builds not with volume, but with conviction, reminding the listener that hope does not come from this world, but from the One who overcame it.
What gives the song its enduring power is its simplicity. It does not complicate the gospel. It declares it. Christ lifted up. Sinners drawn in. Grace poured out. Redemption offered freely.
For generations of believers, this hymn has been a soundtrack to moments of surrender — altar calls, quiet prayers, and the sacred space between doubt and faith. People have knelt, wept, and found peace as its words filled the air, because the truth it carries never grows old.
Jimmy Swaggart’s performance is marked by reverence. You can hear the weight of belief in every phrase, the deep gratitude of someone who knows that salvation is not earned — it is received. His voice does not demand attention; it directs it.
In a world that constantly shifts, “If I Be Lifted” stands as a reminder that the cross still holds power. It still saves. It still reaches the lost and broken. And it still draws hearts toward a love that never fails.
This is not just a gospel song.
It is a living declaration that Jesus still stands lifted — and He is still calling. ✝️