Holding the Life-Line

Out on the per­il­ous sea of life

Some one is drift­ing away to­night;

Out in the dark­ness

where the storm rag­es wild

Throw out the life-line to some mo­ther’s child.

Hold it fast while the waves roll high

Jesus will res­cue you by and by.

Saved at last

what a joy to know

Take hold of the life-line

and nev­er let go.

Farther and far­ther they drift each day

Resting their oars on the ocean’s white spray

Dreaming of plea­sure with­out al­loy.

Throw out the life-line to some mo­ther’s boy.

Quick to the res­cue while yet you may

Succor the per­ish­ing

save one to­day;

Tell them of Je­sus who came to save.

He that be­liev­eth sal­va­tion may have.

Now I sur­ren­der my all to Him

Jesus has res­cued and saved me from sin;

Beautiful vi­sions burst on my sight

Glory to Je­sus

I’m saved to­night.

Holding fast while the waves roll high

Jesus has res­cued me

this my cry.

Saved I am

what a joy to know;

I’m hold­ing the life-line

I’ll nev­er let go.