The Cyber Hymnal ‎#163

163. Anchored Fast

1. Tossing on the billow,
Rocking in the blast,
Sick’ning on the pillow,
Verging t’ward the last.

Refrain
While the tempest rages,
To the Rock of Ages,
I am anchored fast;
While the tempest rages,
To the Rock of Ages,
I am anchored fast.

2. Skies all clad in sable,
Storm clouds scudding past,
Clinging to the cable,
I am anchored fast. [Refrain]

3. Gone each earthly treasure,
Cut away each mast,
Vanished earthly pleasure,
Still I’m anchored fast. [Refrain]

4. Sorrows multiplying,
Prospects overcast,
Weeping, groaning, sighing,
Still I’m anchored fast. [Refrain]

5. Swiftly to my grave-bed,
I am making haste!
Trembling ’neath the death-dread,
Still I’m anchored fast. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Tossing on the billow
• Title: Anchored Fast
• Author: William Pratt Breed (1869)
• Refrain First Line: While the tempest rages
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School, by John E. Gould (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Garrigues Brothers, 1869)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Tossing on the billow]
• Composer: John Edgar Gould
• Incipit: 33231 56611 53323
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain