The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12960

12960. Sailing Home

1 We are sailing o’er the surging tide
To a home where joys ne’er die;
Trusting Jesus only as our guide,
We shall reach it by and by.

Refrain:
Sailing home! we’re sailing home;
By and by we’ll anchor there;
Sailing home! we’re sailing home!
Life’s unfading crown to wear.

2 We are sailing to that happy shore
Where is felt no grief nor pain;
Meeting there our loved ones gone before,
We shall never part again. [Refrain]

3 Sailing home, we swiftly onward sweep,
Cheered by Heaven’s beacon light;
Jesus guides us safely o’er the deep,
To that haven calm and bright. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are sailing o’er the surging tide
• Title: Sailing Home
• Author: Julian Henry (Sharp) McNiel
• Refrain First Line: Sailing home! we’re sailing home
• Language: English
• Source: The Highway to Heaven by Anthony J. Showalter and J. Henry Showalter (Dalton, Ga: A. J. Showalter, 1899)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We are sailing o’er the surging tide]
• Composer: Julian Henry McNiel
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain