This moving family performance of the beloved hymn ‘Love Lifted Me’ is so endearing. The live performance shows three generations singing the gospel together. Play the video to see it!

The four family members consist of a pair of grandparents, Jack and Mary Siemens, a daughter, Rosemary Siemens, and her young son, Theodore Parker Bennett. They wear matching blue and sing and play instruments together. It’s wonderful to hear the range and variety of voices displayed here. Mary plays the piano, and Rosemary and her son each play the violin. 

It’s so sweet to see little Theodore, who looks about 6, sing in his gentle and childlike voice–especially when he has solos. To hear all three generations singing together is something really very special. They harmonize so well together and are masters of their instruments. The hymn they’ve chosen offers a timeless message of God’s love, which can touch even the most broken-hearted people. It’s a very uplifting message. Some of the words in the hymn are: 

Love so mighty and so true
Merits my soul's best songs;
Faithful, loving service, too, to Him belongs.
Love lifted me

The hymn was written in 1912 by two friends, James Rowe and Howard E. Smith. James’s daughter said that he suffered from severe arthritis and knotted hands, but he was still dedicated to making gospel hymns and playing the piano. The hymn is based on the passage in Matthew chapter 6, where Peter walks on water but becomes afraid, and Jesus lifts him out of the water. 

The song is a sung testimony of God’s love and impact in our lives, and it’s marvelous to hear a family like the Siemens sing it together. 

“Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.” Psalms 136: 1