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The Lights of Home
Author: Priscilla J. Owens Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Steersman, steersman, the channel’s rough and dark Refrain First Line: Sailing o’er the restless tide Used With Tune: [Steersman, steersman, the channel’s rough and dark]
The Lights of Home
[Steersman, steersman, the channel’s rough and dark]
Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 15313 55565 34321 Used With Text: The Lights of Home
[Steersman, steersman, the channel’s rough and dark]
The Lights of Home
Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Living Hymns #62 (1890) First Line: Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark Refrain First Line: Sailing o'er the restless tide Lyrics: 1 Steersman, steersman, the channel’s rough and dark,
The waves roll high, the winds sweep by,
Now whither speeds thy bark?
Now whither speeds thy bark?
Sailing, sailing, to reach a glorious home,
Tho' storms assail we dare the gale,
For Jesus bids us come.
Chorus:
Sailing o’er the restless tide,
Sailing thro' the gale we glide,
There beyond the billows’ foam,
We see the lights of home.
2 Steersman, steersman, the stars are wrapped in mist.
The Polar star still beams afar
On hills of amethyst,
On hills of amethyst.
Sailing, sailing, to find a better land,
No wind that blows our hope o’erthrows,
While Christ waits on the strand. [Chorus]
3 Steersman, steersman, how wild the tempest raves!
The floods may swell, but all is well,
While Jesus walks the waves,
While Jesus walks the waves.
Sailing, sailing, to find a happier shore,
A pathway bright shines through the night,
Where friends have gone before. [Chorus]
Languages: English Tune Title: [Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark]
The Lights of Home
The Lights of Home
Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Jubilate #77 (1917) First Line: Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark Refrain First Line: Sailing o'er the restless tide Lyrics: 1 Steersman, steersman, the channel’s rough and dark,
The waves roll high, the winds sweep by,
Now whither speeds thy bark?
Now whither speeds thy bark?
Sailing, sailing, to reach a glorious home,
Though storms assail we dare the gale,
For Jesus bids us come.
Refrain:
Sailing o’er the restless tide,
Sailing through the gale we glide;
There beyond the billows’ foam,
We see the lights of home.
2 Steersman, steersman, the stars are wrapped in mist,
The Polar star still beams afar
On hills of amethyst,
On hills of amethyst.
Sailing, sailing, to find a better land,
No wind that blows our hope o’erthrows,
While Christ waits on the start. [Refrain]
3 Steersman, steersman, how wild the tempest raves!
The floods may swell, but all is well,
While Jesus walks the waves,
While Jesus walks the waves.
Sailing, sailing, to find a happier shore,
A pathway bright shines through the night,
Where friends have gone before. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark]
The Lights of Home
The Lights of Home
Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: The Revival No. 3 #48 (1899) First Line: Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark Refrain First Line: Sailing o'er the restless tide Languages: English Tune Title: [Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark]
The Lights of Home
Priscilla Jane Owens
1829 - 1907 Person Name: Priscilla J. Owens Author of "The Lights of Home" in Living Hymns Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)
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Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School.
Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard.
--William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives
Priscilla Jane Owens
William J. Kirkpatrick
1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Steersman, steersman, the channel's rough and dark]" in Jubilate William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia.
Bert Polman
William J. Kirkpatrick
