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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 509 · Words: Edward Hopper · Tune: PILOT
Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written in 1871 by pastor Edward Hopper, this hymn uses the extended metaphor of Jesus as a ship's pilot guiding believers safely through life's storms to eternal rest. It became widely popular after being set to John Gould's tune PILOT the same year.
Verse 1
Jesus, Savior,
pilot me
over life’s
tempestuous sea;
unknown waves
before me roll,
hiding rock and
treacherous shoal.
Chart and compass
came from thee;
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
Verse 2
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.
Verse 3
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.”
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