The Evergreen Shore (Hunter)

We are joy­ous­ly voy­ag­ing

Over the main

Bound for the ev­er­green shore

Whose in­ha­bi­tants nev­er

Of sick­ness com­plain

And nev­er see death any more.

Then let the hur­ri­cane roar

It will the soon­er be o’er;

We will wea­ther the blast

And will land at last

Safe on the ev­er­green shore.

We have no­thing to fear

From the wind and the wave

Under our Sav­ior’s com­mand;

And our hearts in the midst

Of the dan­gers are brave;

For Je­sus will bring us to land.

Both the winds and the waves

Our com­mand­er con­trols;

Nothing can baf­fle His skill;

And His voice when the thun­der­ing

Hurricane rolls

Can make the loud tem­pest be still.

In the thick mur­ky night

When the stars and the moon

Send not a glim­mer­ing ray

Then the light of His coun­te­nance

Brighter than noon

Will drive all our ter­ror away.

Let the high heav­ing bil­low

And mount­ain­ous wave

Fearfully ov­er­head break;

There is One by our side

That can com­fort and save;

There’s One who will nev­er for­sake.

Let the ves­sel be wrecked

On the rock

or the shoal

Sink to be seen nev­er more;

He will bear

none the less

Every pas­sen­ger soul

Safe

safe to the ev­er­green shore.