As Near the Wished for Port We Draw

As near the wished for port we draw

We lift our hearts in praise to Thee

Almighty Fa­ther

lov­ing Lord

Our pi­lot on the trou­bled sea.

By Thy good care in peace we come

From fire and foe se­cure­ly kept

And af­ter tem­pest

at Thy word

The waves have laid them down and slept.

As Thou hast giv’n us out­ward calm

So

Lord

with­in us may there be

A peace di­vine

a peace in Him

Through whom alone we live to Thee.

Give us more light

di­rect our course

Cleanse us from guile

our hearts re­new;

Let not dark clouds of sin shut out

The star of Je­sus from our view.

And then

our long life voy­age o’er

And past the per­ils of the sea

Receive us on the bliss­ful shore

To ev­er­last­ing rest with Thee.

To Fa­ther

Son

and Ho­ly Ghost

The God whom Heav’n and earth ad­ore

Be glo­ry as it was of old

Is now

and shall be ev­er­more.