Minnetonka Songs ‎#126

126. Pull for the shore

1 Light in the darkness, sailor, day is at hand!
See o'er the foaming billows fair Haven's land,
Drear was the voyage, sailor, now almost o'er,
Safe within the life-boat, sailor, pull for the shore.

Chorus:
Pull for the shore, sailor, pull for the shore!
Heed not the rolling waves, but bend to the oar;
Safe in the life-boat, sailor, cling to self no more!
Leave the poor old stranded wreck, and pull for the shore.

2 Trust in the life-boat, sailor, all else will fail,
Stronger the surges dash, and fiercer the gale,
Heed not the stormy winds, though loudly they roar;
Watch the "bright morning star," and pull for the shore. [Chorus]

3 Bright gleams the morning, sailor, up lift the eye;
Clouds and darkness disappearing, glory is nigh!
Safe in the life-boat, sailor, sing evermore;
"Glory, glory, hallelujah!" pull for the shore. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Light in our darkness, sailor, day is at hand!
• Title: Pull for the shore
• Author: P. P. Bliss
• Refrain First Line: Pull for the shore, sailor, pull for the shore!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879
• Notes: Key of G.

Tune Information

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