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[Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 32356 43121 25321 Used With Text: Take the Life-Boat

Author: Mrs. H. Bradford Spoor Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Are you wrecked upon life's ocean? Refrain First Line: Take the lifeboat Used With Tune: [Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]

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Take the Life-Boat*

Author: Mrs. H. Bradford Spoor Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #121 (1904) First Line: Are you wrecked upon life's ocean? Refrain First Line: Take the lifeboat, take the lifeboat Lyrics: 1 Are you wrecked upon life's ocean? Loud the waves about you roar, Still there's hope, you need not perish, You may reach the heav'ly shore, Chorus: Take the lifeboat, take the lifeboat, See, the Saviour holding out a helping hand; Wait no longer, take the lifeboat, Start today for heaven's bright and happy land. 2 Linger not for earthly treasures, Yonder lies the land of gold, Friends and loved ones there are waiting, There are joys for you untold. [Chorus] 3 Precious souls, like you, have lingered, "Time enough" they gaily said; Ere the morrow they had perished, They had numbered with the dead. [Chorus] 4 Take the lifeboat, you are sinking, Do not wait a moment more, This may be your final offer, Hasten now for yonder shore. [Chorus] Tune Title: [Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]

Take the Life-Boat

Author: Harriet B. Spoor Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6467 First Line: Are you wrecked upon life's ocean? Refrain First Line: Take the lifeboat, take the lifeboat Lyrics: 1. Are you wrecked upon life’s ocean? Loud the waves about you roar, Still there’s hope, you need not perish, You may reach the heav’nly shore. Refrain Take the lifeboat, take the lifeboat, See, the Savior holding out a helping hand. Wait no longer, take the lifeboat, Start today for Heaven’s bright and happy land. 2. Linger not for earthly treasures, Yonder lies the land of gold; Friends and loved ones there are waiting, There are joys for you untold. [Refrain] 3. Precious souls, like you, have lingered, Time enough, they gaily said; Ere the morrow they had perished, They are numbered with the dead. [Refrain] 4. Take the lifeboat, you are sinking, Do not wait a moment more; This may be your final offer, Hasten now for yonder shore. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]

Take the Life-Boat

Author: Mrs. H. Bradford Spoor Hymnal: The Gospel Message No. 1 #46 (1911) First Line: Are you wrecked upon life's ocean? Refrain First Line: Take the lifeboat Languages: English Tune Title: [Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Composer of "[Are you wrecked upon life's ocean?]" in The Cyber Hymnal William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman