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SHIP AHOY!

Scripture Verse

They that go down to the sea in ships…they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Psalm 107:23, 28–29

Introduction

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Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920)

Words: Eli­za E. Hew­itt, in The Voice of Praise, ed­it­ed by J. Lin­coln Hall, C. Aus­tin Miles & Ir­vin H. Mack (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1904), num­ber 78.

Music: William A. Post (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

We’re sail­ing, sail­ing over life’s great sea,
And other ships are pass­ing by;
The migh­ty Sav­ior shall our cap­tain be,
His star is shin­ing in the sky.
But while in safe­ty we may glide along,
Led by the Light that nev­er fails,
O hear the cry that ris­es full and strong
From those who strug­gle with the gales.

Refrain

Ship ahoy! Hear the cry!
God save them, we fer­vent­ly pray!
Ship ahoy! Hear the cry!
O haste to the res­cue today!

Lift up the bea­con that shall guide the lost
Unto the ha­ven bright and fair;
O help the wan­d’ring and the tem­pest tossed,
That peace and shel­ter they may share.
O bring the ship­wrecked to the Life­boat true,
Our re­fuge in the wild­est storm;
Sing out with glad­ness and with hope anew,
Our cap­tain will His word per­form.

Refrain

We’re sail­ing, sail­ing ov­er life’s great sea,
And not alone our way we take;
For oth­ers, sail­ing, look to you and me!
O help them for the Mas­ter’s sake!
The po­lar star of mer­cy shines ab­ove,
Our an­chor holds for­ev­er more;
And dear ones wait, with joy­ful songs of love,
To greet us on the gold­en shore.

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