12998. We Were Crowded In The Cabin

1 We were crowded in the cabin,
Not a soul would dare to sleep,
It was midnight on the waters,
And storm was on the deep.

2 ’Tis a fearful thing in winter,
To be shattered in the blast,
And to hear the rattling trumpet,
Thunder, "Cut away the mast."

3 So we shuddered there in silence,
For the stoutest held his breath,
While the hungry sea was roaring,
And the breakers talked with death.

4 As thus we sat in darkness,
Each one busy in his prayers,
"We are lost!" the captain shouted,
As he staggered down the stairs.

5 But his little daughter whispered,
As she took his icy hand,
"Isn’t God upon the ocean,
Just the same as on the land?"

6 Then we kissed the little maiden,
And we spoke in better cheer,
And we anchored safe in harbor,
Where the morn was shining clear.

Text Information
First Line: We were crowded in the cabin
Title: We Were Crowded In The Cabin
Author: James T. Fields, 1817-1881
Meter: 87.87 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: BLAENHAFREN
Meter: 87.87 D
Key: g minor
Source: Welsh melody



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