Song version of a famous instrumental, 1906
words by Arthur Longbrake
music by Louis A. Drumheller
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Out on life’s dark stormy sea
Out where the billows roll
Tossed by the waves wild and free
The barque of a weary lost soul
Wilder the waves seem to glide
Higher the barque is tossed
There is no gleam from the lighthouse to guide
Another soul is lost
No! there is hope for the barque at last
Shining so bright, there is a light
Over the sea then its gleam is cast
Another soul’s in the harbor tonight
Chorus:
Beautiful star of Heav’n
Send forth your light
Guide safely to the Hav’n
Many drifting souls tonight
Beautiful star of Heav’n
Shine o’er the sea
On each tossing wave
There’s a weary soul to save
- When the light shines o’er the sea
Hope fills the heart of all
Over the waves to the lee
They glide where a voice gently calls
Safe in the harbor at last
Out on the waves no more
There is no fear for the danger is past
Another barque reached shore
Hear as they pray for the ones at sea
Praying each night, for the bright light
Many dear friends sadly long to be
Within the gates of the harbor tonight
Sung here by Fred Feild: