Upon a wide and stormy sea,
Thou’rt sailing to eternity,
And thy great admiral orders thee:
Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!

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Sail on! Sail on!
The storms will soon be past,
The darkness will not always last;
Sail on! Sail on!
God lives and He commands:
Sail on! Sail on!

Art far from shore, and weary worn,
The sky o’ercast, thy canvas torn?
Hark ye! a voice to thee is borne:
Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!

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Do comrades tremble and refuse
To further dare the taunting hues?
No other course is thine to choose,
Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!

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Do snarling waves thy craft assail?
Art powerless, drifting with the gale?
Take heart! God’s Word shall ne­ver fail.
Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!

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