On Life’s Dark, Unfathomed Ocean

On life’s dark

un­fa­thomed ocean

To a far and dist­ant shore

Join us in our hearts’ de­vo­tion

Loud ab­ove the tem­pest’s roar.

Naught to fear from storm or sor­row

Jesus is our guard and guide;

In our heav­en­ly home to­mor­row

We shall rest us by His side.

Storms may low­er and winds af­fright us

Darkly from the an­gry sky

Midnight gloom and doubt be­night us

Jesus still is ev­er nigh.

He can hush the tem­pest’s roar

To the winds say

Peace

be still;

All dark ev­ils own His pow­er

And are harm­less ’neath His will.

Distant

see our home is shin­ing

With its gold­en domes and spires

No more cares or sad re­pin­ing

In the port of our de­sires.

On the shore our friends will meet us

Loved and lost ones gone be­fore

With their ec­ho­ing wel­comes greet us

And we’ll rest for­ev­er­more.