The Voice of Praise ‎#121

121. Take the Life-Boat*

1 Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?
Loud the waves about you roar,
Still there's hope, you need not perish,
You may reach the heav'ly shore,

Chorus:
Take the lifeboat, take the lifeboat,
See, the Saviour holding out a helping hand;
Wait no longer, take the lifeboat,
Start today for heaven's bright and happy land.

2 Linger not for earthly treasures,
Yonder lies the land of gold,
Friends and loved ones there are waiting,
There are joys for you untold. [Chorus]

3 Precious souls, like you, have lingered,
"Time enough" they gaily said;
Ere the morrow they had perished,
They had numbered with the dead. [Chorus]

4 Take the lifeboat, you are sinking,
Do not wait a moment more,
This may be your final offer,
Hasten now for yonder shore. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?
• Title: Take the Life-Boat*
• Author: Mrs. H. Bradford Spoor
• Refrain First Line: Take the lifeboat, take the lifeboat
• Publication Date: 1904
• Notes: *Consul Gen. Wildman and family who went down with the Steamship Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 24, 1901, while entering the Golden Gate, San Francisco, might have been saved had they hastened into the life-boat. But while they waited to secure some valuable, the ship went down, and they were lost!

Tune Information

• Name: [Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
• Key: G Major
• Notes: *Consul Gen. Wildman and family who went down with the Steamship Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 24, 1901, while entering the Golden Gate, San Francisco, might have been saved had they hastened into the life-boat. But while they waited to secure some valuable, the ship went down, and they were lost!