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[We are sailors on the sea of life]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. A. Clark Incipit: 33335 45456 51744 Used With Text: Sailing On Life’s Sea

Author: A. A. Payn Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: We are sailors on the sea of life Refrain First Line: Sailing, ever sailing Lyrics: 1 We are sailors on the sea of life, Youthful and strong; Gentle breezes sweeping o’er the wave, Wafting our bark along; For we are sailing by a heav’nly chart, ‘Tis God’s Holy Word; Sailing upon the sea of life, Trusting our Lord. Refrain: Sailing, ever sailing Upon life’s changing sea; Sailing, ever sailing, Our pilot Christ shall be; Sailing, ever sailing, Across the ocean’s foam; Trusting our Captain ever true Shall bring us home. 2 Brightly gleams the polar star above, Leading us on; Never failing, shining ever clear, ‘Till all the night is gone, And day-light rising from the eastern sky, Followed by the sun, Finds us a joyous company, Still sailing on. [Refrain] 3 Calmly sailing, not a storm we fear By night or day; We’ve an anchor that securely holds, When storms sweep o’er our way; For God Himself shall hold the rolling sea In His mighty hand; Surely He’ll bring us one and all Safely to land. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [We are sailors on the sea of life]

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Sailing On Life’s Sea

Author: A. A. Payn Hymnal: Jubilate #25 (1917) First Line: We are sailors on the sea of life Refrain First Line: Sailing, ever sailing Lyrics: 1 We are sailors on the sea of life, Youthful and strong; Gentle breezes sweeping o’er the wave, Wafting our bark along; For we are sailing by a heav’nly chart, ‘Tis God’s Holy Word; Sailing upon the sea of life, Trusting our Lord. Refrain: Sailing, ever sailing Upon life’s changing sea; Sailing, ever sailing, Our pilot Christ shall be; Sailing, ever sailing, Across the ocean’s foam; Trusting our Captain ever true Shall bring us home. 2 Brightly gleams the polar star above, Leading us on; Never failing, shining ever clear, ‘Till all the night is gone, And day-light rising from the eastern sky, Followed by the sun, Finds us a joyous company, Still sailing on. [Refrain] 3 Calmly sailing, not a storm we fear By night or day; We’ve an anchor that securely holds, When storms sweep o’er our way; For God Himself shall hold the rolling sea In His mighty hand; Surely He’ll bring us one and all Safely to land. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We are sailors on the sea of life]

Sailing On Life’s Sea

Author: A. A. Payn Hymnal: Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #25 (1950) First Line: We are sailors on the sea of life Refrain First Line: Sailing, ever sailing Languages: English Tune Title: [We are sailors on the sea of life]

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F. A. Clark

1868 - 1948 Composer of "[We are sailors on the sea of life]" in Jubilate F. A. Clark (Francis A.) was a respected Black musician and composer from Philadelphia. Dianne Shapiro, from "Charles Albert Tindley: Progenitor of Black-American Gospel Music," by Horace Clarence Boyer, in The Black Perspective in Music Vol. 11, No. 2 (Autumn, 1983), pp. 103-132 (retrieved online from JSTOR, 8/27/2020)