Life Line

Laura E. Newell • English

Primary Scripture: John 10:28

Verse 1

We are out upon life’s ocean, Oft the waves run rough and wild; But the Savior is our pilot, And he gives each trusting child.

Chorus

The Life Line, the Life Line, Oh, grasp it, come what may, And trust him, our pilot, Whose word endures for aye, for aye.

Chorus 2

Oh, brother, the Life Line, Now grasp it with your might, ’Twill guide you to heaven, Beyond the storm and night, and night.

Verse 2

When the morn shall dawn in splendor, And our barque is borne along ’Neath the cloudless skies serenely, As we lift our hearts in song.

Chorus

The Life Line, the Life Line, Oh, grasp it, come what may, And trust him, our pilot, Whose word endures for aye, for aye.

Chorus

Oh, brother, the Life Line, Now grasp it with your might, ’Twill guide you to heaven, Beyond the storm and night, and night.

Verse 3

Or if tempests burst in fury, And the storms sweep madly by; Lo! an anchor rests securely, Where no clouds obscure the sky.

Chorus

The Life Line, the Life Line, Oh, grasp it, come what may, And trust him, our pilot, Whose word endures for aye, for aye.

Chorus

Oh, brother, the Life Line, Now grasp it with your might, ’Twill guide you to heaven, Beyond the storm and night, and night.

Verse 4

We approach the port celestial, And his word, our staff and guide, Will direct us past the breakers, To the home beyond the tide.

Chorus

The Life Line, the Life Line, Oh, grasp it, come what may, And trust him, our pilot, Whose word endures for aye, for aye.

Chorus

Oh, brother, the Life Line, Now grasp it with your might, ’Twill guide you to heaven, Beyond the storm and night, and night.

Scripture References

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