Ere the tide of life is ebb­ing,
Ere its sands are run­ning low,
Turn we now to Christ our Sav­ior,
That His peace we here may know.

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Christ is ev­er kind and ten­der,
He will guard us, He will save;
Let us ne­ver from Him wan­der,
For His life for us He gave.

Then, dear Shep­herd, close en­fold us
In Thy con­stant, lov­ing care;
We are poor, and weak, and sin­ful,
Keep us safe from ev­ery snare.

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Death may dai­ly watch our foot­steps,
Life may swift­ly steal away,
But we know our God will guide us
Through the night to end­less day.

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