Scripture Verse

Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, Lord, save me! Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. Matthew 14:29-31

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Songs of Tri­umph, with Sup­ple­ment, ed­it­ed by John S. Ins­kip (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Na­tion­al Pub­li­ca­tion As­so­cia­tion for Pro­mo­tion of Ho­li­ness, 1885), num­ber 56.

Music: Vi­enne Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick, 1885 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Out on the mid­night deep
Hear Thou my cry;
Come to my res­cue, Lord,
Save or I die.
Let not the stor­my waves
Break over me;
Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,
Draw me to Thee.

Refrain

Draw me to Thee, Sav­ior,
Draw me to Thee;
Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,
Draw me to Thee.

Hope of the de­so­late,
Light of my soul,
Now of my lone­ly bark,
Take Thou con­trol.
Yonder the ark of grace
Dimly I see;
Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,
Draw me to Thee.

Refrain

Lord, at the op­en door,
Let me come in,
Heal Thou my brok­en heart,
Weary of sin.
Close to Thy bleed­ing side
Still would I be;
Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,
Draw me to Thee.

Refrain

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Christ Walking on the Waters
Iglesia de San Pedro, Seville, Spain
Virgilio Mattoni de la Fuente (1842–1923)