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THE LIFE-BOAT.
There was a life-boat launched on Calv'ry,
Eighteen hundred years ago,
Which has rescued millions weary,
From the fearful ebb and flow—
Eighteen hundred years ago,
Which has rescued millions weary,
From the fearful ebb and flow—
Of the waves of sin and sorrow;
Of the waves of guilt and fear;
When the tempest raves the wildest,
Ever is that life-boat near.
Of the waves of guilt and fear;
When the tempest raves the wildest,
Ever is that life-boat near.
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In that boat there is a Captain,
And His heart is full of love,
Ever on the watch for lost men,—
Pointing to His home above.
And His heart is full of love,
Ever on the watch for lost men,—
Pointing to His home above.
Many who have sinned the deepest,
Many who have been almost
To the door of dark perdition,
Have been saved, tho' almost lost!
Many who have been almost
To the door of dark perdition,
Have been saved, tho' almost lost!
When the sky is dark above us,
When the clouds are black as night,
See that life-boat with King Jesus,
And that welcome beacon light.
When the clouds are black as night,
See that life-boat with King Jesus,
And that welcome beacon light.
See that bark so full of talent,
Tossed amid the breakers wild
Of intemperance, and sinking!
“Jesus save thy shipwrecked child!”
Tossed amid the breakers wild
Of intemperance, and sinking!
“Jesus save thy shipwrecked child!”
See yon rover of life's ocean,
Struggling in that fearful sea!
Hear the welcome shout—“Ahoy there!
I can save you, look to me!”
Struggling in that fearful sea!
Hear the welcome shout—“Ahoy there!
I can save you, look to me!”
Seek that life-boat now, my brother,
While a chance to you is given;
Seek its Captain, He will guide you
To His glorious home in Heaven.
While a chance to you is given;
Seek its Captain, He will guide you
To His glorious home in Heaven.
Where I truly hope to meet you,
When the storms of life are past;
Brought in safely by that life-boat—
May we all reach home at last!
When the storms of life are past;
Brought in safely by that life-boat—
May we all reach home at last!
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