Cântăre Drifting Away from Jesus

1. Drifting away from Jesus,

Far from His gentle fold,

Wrecked on the waves of sorrow,

Out in the night so cold.



R: Oh, am I lost forever?

Lost amid fiendish din?

Oh, can there be no lifeboat

On the dark ocean of sin?



2. Drifting away from Jesus,

Day after day I glide,

Swiftly the billows bear me

Over the surging tide.



3. Drifting away from Jesus,

Helpless, and tossed with care;

Soon I shall land forever

Somewhere, I know not where.



4. Drifting away from Jesus,

Far from His courts of love,

Oh, do you see! A lifeboat

Sails from the ports above!



R: Over the bounding billows,

Jesus, my Savior, sends

Help to my storm-tossed spirit;

Praise to the Friend of friends!