Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#270

270. Jesus, Saviour, pilot me

1 Jesus, Saviour, pilot me,
Over life’s tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal;
Chart and compass come from Thee;
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.

2 As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will
When Thou say'st to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.

3 When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
’Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
"Fear not, I will pilot thee!"

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Saviour, pilot me
• Author: Edward Hopper (1872)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7, 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: PILOT
• Composer: John E. Gould (1871)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7, 7 7
• Key: B♭ Major