The Lookout Answers, “All Is Well”

The night is dark

the waves run high

Nor moon or stars in yon­der sky;

What cheer ab­ove the stor­my swell?

The look­out’s an­swer

All is well.

All is well! All is well!

What cheer to know that all is well!

All is well! All is well!

The look­out an­swers All is well!

I sleep up­on the bil­low’s crest

Like John up­on the Mas­ter’s breast;

For He my ev­ery fear doth quell

With His good mes­sage

All is well.

By grief and sin thy soul op­pressed

And all around thee in un­rest

How blest to hear the look­out’s bell

And cheer our hearts with All is well.

No sleep e’er dims our pi­lot’s eyes

He’s e’er at­ten­tive to our cries;

He’ll save us from a sin­ner’s hell

And cheer our hearts with All is well.

Rest peace­ful­ly up­on the deep

For Je­sus ev­er­more will keep;

The word pass on

to oth­ers tell

The look­out’s an­swer

All is well.