Author: D. O. T. Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:19 Lyrics: 1 Drifting away from Jesus,
Far from His gentle fold,
Wrecked on the waves of sorrow,
Out in the night so cold.
Refrain 1-3:
Oh, am I lost forever?
Lost amid fiendish din?
Oh, can there be no lifeboat
On the dark ocean of sin?
2 Drifting away from Jesus,
Day after day I glide,
Swiftly the billows bear me
Over the surging tide. [Refrain]
3 Drifting away from Jesus,
Helpless, and tossed with care;
Soon I shall land forever
Somewhere, I know not where. [Refrain]
4 Drifting away from Jesus,
Far from His courts of love,
Oh, do you see! A lifeboat
Sails from the ports above!
Refrain 4:
Over the bounding billows,
Jesus, my Savior, sends
Help to my storm-tossed spirit;
Praise to the Friend of friends! Topics: Warning Used With Tune: [Drifting away from Jesus] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Drifting_Away_from_Jesus); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (383); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (92)
Drifting Away from Jesus