On this wondrous sea
On this wondrous sea
Sailing silently,
Ho! Pilot, ho!
Knowest thou the shore
Where no breakers roar
Where the storm is o’er?
In the peaceful west
Many the sails at rest
The anchors fast
Thither I pilot thee
Land Ho! Eternity!
Ashore at last!





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