Anchored

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Once upon the tide I drifted

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [Once upon the tide I drifted]
Published in 12 hymnals

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1 Once upon the tide I drifted,
With no guide to yonder shore;
But I've found a side once rifted,
Where I'm safe forevermore.

Chorus:
I am anchored, safely anchored,
Anchored never more to roam,
Anchored by the side of Jesus,
Anchored in the soul's bright home.

2 Let the storms sweep o'er life's ocean,
They can do me no more harm;
Anchored far from their commotion,
I am resting 'neath His arm. [Chorus]

3 Here my peace flows like a river,
Here my soul o'er flows with song;
Pray'r and praises to the giver.
Fill my glad heart all day long. [Chorus]

4 When this life below is ended,
I shall anchor on that shore;
Where my praises will be blended,
With ten thousand, thousand more. [Chorus]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #129

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Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Once upon the tide I drifted
Title:	Anchored
Author:	Johnson Oatman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I am anchored, safely anchored
Copyright:	Public Domain