The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8830

8830. Land Ahead!

1 Land ahead! a light is gleaming
O’er the dark and sullen waves,
While the world at large is dreaming,
Thinking not of Him who saves.

Refrain:
Yet amid the tempest’s roar,
Zion’s ship is nearing shore;
Cast the anchor o’er the rail,
Soon we’ll land within the veil.

2 "Land ahead!" sweet words so cheering,
To the tempest tossed and tried;
For the heavenly port we’re nearing,
Home for which we oft have sighed. [Refrain]

3 Land ahead! "the night of weeping"
Yields to dawn of endless day;
Jesus comes to wake from sleeping,
Jewels that are laid away. [Refrain]

4 Land ahead! our home of glory
Pilgrims soon its shores will throng;
Then we’ll sing "the old, old story,"
And will shout redemption’s song. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Land ahead! a light is gleaming
• Title: Land Ahead!
• Author: J. G. T. Cruse
• Refrain First Line: Yet amid the tempest’s roar
• Meter: 87.87.77.77
• Language: English
• Source: The Gospel Singer by Philip Phillips (Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1874)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DAYTONA
• Composer: Silas Jones Vail (1874)
• Meter: 87.87.77.77
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain