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Text: | To the Rescue! |
Author: | F. A. B. |
Tune: | [See! a sail amid the fearful breakers] |
Composer: | F. A. Blackmer |
1 See! a sail amid the fearful breakers
Yonder, waving signals of distress;
Haste! make ready at the saving station,
Man the life-boat, praying God to bless!
Chorus:
To the rescue, to the rescue!
Brother, seize the oar!
Launch the life-boat, launch the life-boat!
Pull away from shore!
Speed the life-boat, speed the life-boat!
Brave the wind and wave!
To the rescue, to the rescue!
Precious souls to save!
2 Higher, fiercer yet the tempest rages,
Can the life-boat live in such a sea?
Yes, for God who rules the storm shall guide it,
Till imperilled souls in safety be. [Chorus]
3 See the forms unto the old wreck clinging,
Now they beckon to the shore for aid;
Now their cry for help your ears is greeting!
Surely you would not the call evade. [Chorus]
4 Sin is rampant and its billows raging,
And these human wrecks are everywhere;
Brother, do not lose a single moment!
Heaven's message to them quickly bear. [Chorus]
5 Go and tell them Christ has died to win them,
Bid them cast on Him their load of care;
Bid them hope, tho' 'neath the wave now sinking;
Tell them Christ can save them even there. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | See! a sail amid the fearful breakers |
Title: | To the Rescue! |
Author: | F. A. B. |
Refrain First Line: | To the rescue, to the rescue |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1897 |
Copyright: | © 1891 by F. A. Blackmer |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [See! a sail amid the fearful breakers] |
Composer: | F. A. Blackmer |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Copyright: | © 1891 by F. A. Blackmer |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |