Skip to main content
Remove ads
|
User Links
Log in
Register
Home Page
Home Page
Remove ads
|
User Links
Log in
Register
Discover
Browse Resources
Texts
Tunes
Instances
People
Hymnals
Exploration Tools
Topics
Popular Texts
Popular Tunes
Lectionary
Store
Blog
Forums
Tutorials
About Us
Collections
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files
Store
Connect
Blog
Forums
Volunteer
Facebook
Twitter
Close Menu
Log in
Register
Search
Advanced Search
Search by Melody
Collections
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files
Discover
Browse Resources
Texts
Tunes
Instances
People
Hymnals
Exploration Tools
Topics
Popular Texts
Popular Tunes
Lectionary
Store
Blog
Forums
Tutorials
About Us
The mariner's prayer
Contents
Top
Author
Text Info
Timeline
Instances
Sailing on life's restless ocean
Author: Brantley C. George
Published in
2 hymnals
Author:
Brantley C. George
Born: August 12, 1886, Georgia. Died: December 26, 1963. Buried: George Cemetery, Early County, Georgia. Brantley was a farmer and gospel song writer of the Primitive Baptist faith. His most well known is "Hide Me, Rock of Ages" (© 1946), recorded originally by The Stamps Quartet, then later by well known groups such as The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Statesmen, and the Gatlin Brothers. It has even been translated and sang in Navaho. The orginal composition was written on a brown paper bag with pencil. I have held it in my hands. Not being an educated man, he supposedly sold the rights to it for the measly sum of $25. Though "Hide Me Rock Of Ages" is the most well known, he also wrote "I'm Going Home Some Morning", "Sailing on Life's Res…
Go to person page >
^ top
Text Information
Text Information
First Line:
Sailing on life's restless ocean
Title:
The mariner's prayer
Author:
Brantley C. George
Refrain First Line:
Foes may threaten, thunders rattle
Copyright:
Public Domain
^ top
Timeline
^ top
Instances
Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
Add/Remove Fields requires JavaScript to run.
Add/Remove Fields
Living Way #d82
Display Title
: Sailing ever onward
First Line
: Sailing on life's restless ocean
Author
: Brantley C. George
Date
: 1952
Living Way #d82
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d406
Display Title
: The mariner's prayer
First Line
: Sailing on life's restless ocean
Author
: Brantley C. George
Date
: 1830
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d406
All instances
^ top
Suggestions or corrections?
Contact us