Come into the Ark
On time's wide waste of waters
On time's wide waste of watersThere floats a kindly bark;O earth's lost sons and daughters,It is Salvation's Ark!The wreck of self will strand youBefore the voyage is o'er:Salvation's Ark will land youOn heaven's peaceful shore.
Come into the Ark of safety,Come in and be saved to-day;The tempest may break to-morrow,Come into the Ark to-day;The tempest may break to-morrow,Come into the Ark to-day.
O trust in self no longer,For self will surely fail;Temptations will grow stronger,And evil will prevail.Come, all thy fears abating,Forsaking all thy sin;While Mercy's Ark is waiting,O haste to enter in.
Shall we be of the numberWho seek for souls to save;Or shall we sink to slumberOn sin's delusive wave?How dread would be the waking,How fearful and how dark,To find the tempest breaking,And we outside the Ark!
Then come while hope is offered,Thy coming shall be blest;Eternal life is profferedWithin the Ark of rest.The dove of peace shall hoverAbove thee on thy way,And God's own hands shall coverAnd keep thee ev'ry day.