1 I was drifting alone, with no pilot to guide,
Far away on life’s troublesome sea,
When it seemed that the billows I could not outride,
It took Jesus to rescue me.

Refrain:
It took Jesus to rescue me,
It took Jesus to rescue me;
When I sought for release,
Sought in vain for sweet peace,
It took Jesus to rescue me.

2 How I laughed at the dangers of which I was told!
Yes, I tho’t I was happy and free,
But I failed to break loose from the sin chains which hold;
It took Jesus to rescue me. [Refrain]

3 I was just a lost sheep wand’ring farther each day,
Till the night came and I could not see;
And no human hand reached out to point me the way,
It took Jesus to rescue me. [Refrain]

4 Now I’m safe in the life-boat and laugh at the storms,
And I’m telling to others how He,
My great Pilot so true, came my lost soul to save:
It took Jesus to rescue me. [Refrain]