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.

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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.

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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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