(Verse 1)
I call Thee faithful, Anchor of me soul,
Through roaring thunder where the black seas roll!
Every promise kept when the storm-winds howl and groan,
Lord, I’m grateful for the hand that steers me home.
Thou stood the watch with me through every crashing swell,
Never once didst Thou let this faithful longship go to hell!
(Chorus – Full crew, loud and mighty)
Heave away! Heave-ho! The Lord has been so good to me!
I scarce believe the love He pours across the endless sea!
What a Friend we’ve found in the hollow of His mighty hand,
Better than any harbor, stronger than the storm-swept land!
So good to me! Aye, so good to me!
Heave! Heave-ho!
(Verse 2)
I call Thee Savior, for the blood that cleared the deck,
Saved this broken longship from the drowning wreck!
I know Thou art able when the fog blinds every eye,
I need no stars above — Thou art the Light that lights the sky.
When the crashing waves would claim a warrior’s final breath,
Thou held the rudder firm and conquered certain death!
(Bridge – Call & Response, roaring back and forth)
For every morning tide! (We thank Thee, Lord!)
For every open sea! (We thank Thee, Lord!)
For every mountain wave! (We thank Thee, Lord!)
For every soul Ye save! (We thank Thee, Lord!)
Thou paid the blood-price that no mortal man could pay,
So I’ll shout Thy holy name until my dying day!
(Outro – Slow build, then full thunder)
What a Friend we have!
What a Friend we have in Jesus!
Never known another like Him from the northern ice to southern rim!
He’s been so good…
So good to me!
Heave… heave-ho!
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