The Lord is my Pilot,
I shall not drift.
He lighteth me across the dark waters;
He steereth me in deep channels;
He keepeth my log.
He guideth me by the Star of Holiness for His Name's sake.
Yea, though I sail mid the thunders and tempests of life,
I will dread no danger, for Thou art with me;
Thy love and Thy care, they shelter me.
Thou preparest a harbour before me in the homeland of Eternity.
Thou anointest the waves with oil.
My ship rideth calmly.
Surely sunlight and starlight shall favour me on the voyage I take,
and I will rest in the port of my God for ever.
Captain John Roberts, 1874