Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me
Two-part Choir and Organ. An easy and utterly charming setting of this hymn text by Edward Hopper. (The nautical theme reflects Hopper’s ministry at the Church of the Sea and Land in New York City.) Great for your summer choir or when this "stormy" lesson comes up.
Jesus, Savior, pilot me
Over life’s tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal.
Chart and compass come from Thee;
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will,
When Thou sayest to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
’Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
Fear not, I will pilot thee.