SAVIOUR keep me near to Thee
As I cross life's troubled sea;
May I close to Thee abide
Till I reach the other side.
Let me never from Thee stray,
Keep me, Saviour, all the way.
There are dangers all around,
In myself no good is found,
Poor and feeble though I be,
Saviour I am strong in Thee.
Thou, O Lord, my Portion art,
Fill and satisfy my heart.
Fierce and long the storm may blow
As through this sad world I go,
But in Thee, through sovereign grace,
I have found a Hiding Place.
Thou the comfort of my soul
While life's angry billows roll.
Calm amid life's troubled sea,
I would rest, O Lord, in Thee,
For I know whate'er betide,
Thou art ever by my side.
I have nothing then to fear
Since Thou art to me so near.
When the storms of life are o'er,
And I've reached the other shore,
In that home of perfect day,
Where all tears are wiped away,
I shall praise Thee face to face,
For the riches of Thy grace.