The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8642

8642. Drifting

1 Drifting carelessly with the tide,
Drifting over the waters wide,
With no captain your course to guide,
Drifting over life’s sea.

Refrain:
Drifting, drifting, no port in sight!
Drifting far from the Gospel light;
Lest you go down in the stormy night;
Drifting over life’s sea.

2 Drifting almost upon the bar,
Losing sight of the beacon star;
From the haven of joy afar,
Drifting over life’s sea. [Refrain]

3 Drifting on, with no shore in view,
Think not skies will be always blue;
Storm and shipwreck will come to you,
Drifting over life’s sea. [Refrain]

4 Drift no longer! let Jesus save,
Let Him guide you across the wave,
Lest you sink in a sinner’s grave,
Drifting over life’s sea. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Drifting carelessly with the tide
• Title: Drifting
• Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1917)
• Refrain First Line: Drifting, drifting, no port in sight!
• Language: English
• Source: Awakening Songs by Homer A. Rodeheaver and Charles H. Gabriel (Chicago: Rodeheaver Company, 1917)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Drifting carelessly with the tide]
• Composer: Bentley DeForest Ackley
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain