The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11703

11703. Anchored

1 Once upon the tide I drifted,
With no guide to yonder shore;
But I’ve found a side once rifted,
Where I’m safe forevermore.

Refrain:
I am anchored, safely anchored,
Anchored never more to roam,
Anchored by the side of Jesus,
Anchored in the soul’s bright home.

2 Let the storms sweep o’er life’s ocean,
They can do me no more harm;
Anchored far from their commotion,
I am resting ’neath His arm. [Refrain]

3 Here my peace flows like a river,
Here my soul o’erflows with song;
Prayer and praises to the Giver,
Fill my glad heart all day long. [Refrain]

4 When this life below is ended,
I shall anchor on that shore;
Where my praises will be blended,
With ten thousand, thousand more. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Once upon the tide I drifted
• Title: Anchored
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: I am anchored, safely anchored
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Light in the Valley (Philadelphia: George C. Hugg, 1898)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ANCHORED
• Composer: George Crawford Hugg
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain