The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5906

5906. Saved from the Wreck

1. 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.

2. 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]

3. 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]

4. 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]

Text Information

• First Line: Adrift on the waters, so dark and so cold
• Title: Saved from the Wreck
• Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1897)
• Refrain First Line: Poor child of the wreck, see the lifeboat is near
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Love and Praise No. 4, by John R. Sweney & Henry Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Adrift on the waters, so dark and so cold]
• Composer: Henry Lake Gilmour
• Incipit: 33214 43261 55671
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain