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Drifting
Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Drifting carelessly with the tide Refrain First Line: Drifting, drifting, no port in sight! Lyrics: 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] Used With Tune: [Drifting carelessly with the tide] Text Sources: Awakening Songs by Homer A. Rodeheaver and Charles H. Gabriel (Chicago: Rodeheaver Company, 1917)
Drifting
[Drifting carelessly with the tide]
Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Bentley DeForest Ackley Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 33431 32111 21664 Used With Text: Drifting
[Drifting carelessly with the tide]
Drifting
Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #75 (1917) First Line: Drifting carelessly with the tide Refrain First Line: Drifting, drifting, no port in sight Lyrics: 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] Languages: English Tune Title: [Drifting carelessly with the tide]
Drifting
Drifting
Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8642 First Line: Drifting carelessly with the tide Refrain First Line: Drifting, drifting, no port in sight! Lyrics: 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] Languages: English Tune Title: [Drifting carelessly with the tide]
Drifting
E. E. Hewitt
1851 - 1920 Author of "Drifting " in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
E. E. Hewitt
B. D. Ackley
1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Drifting carelessly with the tide]" in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver.
Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)
B. D. Ackley
