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Sail On!

Representative Text

1 With Christ our Pilot tried and true,
Sail on, sail on!
While sea is calm and skies are blue,
Sail on, sail on!

Refrain:
Sail on, o’er life’s wide sea,
Upon the helm His hand shall ever be;
Sail on, sail on!
O’er rolling foam,
Unto the harbor He guideth us home.
Sail on, sail on, though tempests sweep,
Our Pilot rules, He rules the raging deep;
Sail on, sail on!
Till harbor’s won, He holds the helm,
Sail on, sail on!

2 The Word divine our chart shall be,
Sail on, sail on!
To guide us over life’s wide sea,
Sail on, sail on! [Refrain]

3 Our guiding star a Father’s love,
Sail on, sail on!
It shines from heav’nly heights above,
Sail on, sail on! [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #30

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale

Born: Oc­to­ber 21, 1873, Brook­lyn, New York. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 30, 1956, San Ber­nar­di­no Coun­ty, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Grace Gor­don. Elsie’s fa­ther was New York Shipp­ing Com­miss­ion­er Charles C. Dun­can. --www.hymntime.com… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: With Christ our Pilot tried and true
Title: Sail On!
Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sail on, over life's wide sea
Publication Date: 1917
Copyright: Public Domain

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Jubilate #30

Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #30

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