Adrift on the wa­ters, so dark and so cold,
Afar from the beau­ti­ful ci­ty of gold,
A vessel is sink­ing,
For hea­vy the gale,
The ca­ble is brok­en, and tat­tered each sail.

Refrain

Poor child of the wreck, see the life­boat is near,
A sweet voice is heard, for the Mas­ter is here;
He walks ev­ery bil­low, con­trols ev­ery wave,
’Tis Je­sus, King Je­sus, the migh­ty to save.

Oh, I was the sin­ner alone on the sea,
But love’s bless­èd sig­nal were float­ing for me;
Though thun­ders were roll­ing,
And bil­lows at strife,
Lo, Je­sus was call­ing, Es­cape for thy life.

Refrain

I stepped in the life boat, pro­vid­ed for me,
And Je­sus my pi­lot, my cap­tain to be;
His bo­som my re­fuge,
My ha­ven of rest.
I’m res­cued from ship­wreck, so hap­py and blest.

Refrain

Life’s tur­bu­lent surg­es are kissed in­to peace,
The bea­cons are shin­ing, and songs ne­ver cease;
Fair moon­beams, bright sun­shine,
Illumine the tide,
While on­ward to glo­ry we’ll joy­ful­ly glide.

Refrain