Sailing Over the Gospel Sea

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Sailing sailing Christ our ship doth guide

Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Tune: [Sailing, sailing, Christ our ship doth guide]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Sailing, sailing, Christ our ship doth guide;
Sailing, sailing, o’er the foaming tide;
Sails are swelling ‘neath the fav’ring gale,
Swiftly, swiftly, o’er the sea we sail.

Refrain:
Sailing, sailing over the gospel sea,
Sailing, sailing, over the waves so free;
Sailing, sailing, happy sailors are we,
Sailing, sailing, over the gospel sea.

2 Sailing, sailing, storms are raging high;
Clouds and darkness sweep across the sky;
All unharm’d the clouds we’ll soon outride,
Safely, into peaceful waters glide. [Refrain]

3 Sailing, sailing, ‘till the sea is past;
Sailing, sailing, reaching port at last;
Sailing ‘till our Captain’s word is giv’n,
‘Till we anchor safe at home in heav’n. [Refrain]

Source: Sunshine: songs for Sunday schools #56

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn

Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Sailing sailing Christ our ship doth guide
Title:	Sailing Over the Gospel Sea
Author:	Ada Blenkhorn
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Sailing, sailing, over the gospel sea
Copyright:	Public Domain