The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8674

8674. The Evergreen Shore

1 We are joyously voyaging over the main,
Bound for the evergreen shore,
Whose inhabitants never of sickness complain,
And never see death any more.

Refrain:
Then let the hurricane roar,
It will the sooner be o’er;
We will weather the blast,
And will land at last,
Safe on the evergreen shore.

2 We have nothing to fear from the wind and the wave,
Under our Savior’s command;
And our hearts in the midst of the dangers are brave;
For Jesus will bring us to land. [Refrain]

3 Both the winds and the waves our Commander controls;
Nothing can baffle His skill;
And His voice when the thundering hurricane rolls,
Can make the loud tempest be still. [Refrain]

4 In the thick murky night, when the stars and the moon
Send not a glimmering ray,
Then the light of His countenance, brighter than noon,
Will drive all our terror away. [Refrain]

5 Let the high heaving billow and mountainous wave,
Fearfully overhead break;
There is One by our side that can comfort and save;
There’s One who will never forsake. [Refrain]

6 Let the vessel be wrecked on the rock, or the shoal,
Sink to be seen never more;
He will bear, none the less, every passenger soul,
Safe, safe to the evergreen shore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are joyously voyaging over the main
• Title: The Evergreen Shore
• Author: William Hunter, 1811-1877
• Refrain First Line: Then let the hurricane roar
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We are joyously voyaging over the main]
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1861)
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain