Northfield Hymnal ‎#88

88. The Voice on the Sea

1 Life once was a mystery awful to me,
Fearful and strange as a dark boundless sea;
And I tho’t of myself as a soul on the deep,
Ever crying, “Ah, who shall my fail vessel keep?”

Refrain:
Oh, sweet was the voice sounding over the sea,
The Light of the World thy Pilot shall be;
I am coming o’er the wave through the storm and the night,
To meet with the soul that is seeking the Light.

2 O sweet was the voice that came calling to me;
Fair was the form of my Saviour to see;
As thro’ the deep waters and tempests He came,
To save the lost soul that had called on His name. [Refrain]

3 O life is no longer a myst’ry to me;
Jesus I take as my Pilot to be;
In the chart of His word all my course is made clear,
And with Him at the helm no danger I fear. [Refrain]

4 Christ now is my life, and ‘tis joyous to be
Sailing with Him, safely on o’er the sea;
With the calm of His presence my spirit is filled,
The winds are all hush’d, and the waters are still’d. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Life once was a mystery awful to me
• Title: The Voice on the Sea
• Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle
• Refrain First Line: O, sweet was the voice sounding
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Life once was a mystery awful to me]
• Composer: May Whittle Moody