Secure

These billows that buffet so sorely

Arise in thine ocean of love

They are beating me farther from perilous shoals

And nearer the harbor above

 

My pilot stands ever beside me

He knoweth where channels are deep

So I will not fear, I will be of good cheer

He will neither slumber nor sleep

 

The rocks that are hidden he knoweth

He knoweth what shallows to shun

On the infinite tide of his mercy my guide

Bids me sail till the voyage be done

 

Oh let me hear clearly thing orders

Let the trumpet speak loud through the storm

Tell me which way to steer and if danger be near

Be instant to sound the alarm

 

Le me hold to thee through the dark waters

Hear the voice of thy love in the blast

To thy promises cling and my soul thou wilt bring

To the haven desired at last

 

I can no longer soar nor sing

O shelter me beneath Thy wing

Be thou my covert in the storm

And keep me safe and keep me warm

 

O comfort me with tenderness

Abide and cheer my loneliness

Talk to my heart in loving-wise

And shower compassion from Thine eyes

 

I would that I might ever be

Drawing a little more near Thee

Might feel my love to thee increase

And know that Thine shall never cease

 

If I be lost oh let it be

To sin and self but found of Thee

I well may bear all other loss

To find and clasp Thy wondrous cross

 

These seas of trouble sound me rise

To lift me nearer to the skies

Their waves and surges only prove

The overflowing of Thy love

 

I know thee that Thy love is great

Thou wilt not leave me desolate

For even now while trusting Thee

The comforter is come to me.