Scripture Verse

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22

Introduction

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Isaac H. Meredith (1872–1962)

Words: Jo­sie Wall­ace, 1911. Pub­lished in Sun­day School Hymns No. 2, by Is­aac Me­re­dith & Grant C. Tul­lar (New York: Tul­lar-Me­re­dith, 1912).

Music: Is­aac H. Me­re­dith (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wall­ace (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Out on life’s wa­ters we’re sail­ing,
Out across the sea,
But with a cour­age un­fail­ing,
Signal lights have we.

Refrain

Signals, sig­nals, bright and shin­ing sig­nals,
Set for you and me, har­bor lights to be;
Signals, sig­nals, bright and shin­ing sig­nals,
Guiding us as on we sail across life’s sea.

Patience out yon­der is beam­ing,
Hope burns clear and strong,
Faith o’er the wa­ters is beam­ing,
Though the way be long.

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Truth in the har­bor is glow­ing,
Like a ho­ly star,
Love its bright sig­nal is show­ing,
Though the shore be far.

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Never can ev­il be­tide us,
Thro’ the day or nights,
These are the bea­cons that guide us,
Precious sig­nal lights.

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