Far out on the de­so­late bil­low
The sail­or sails the sea,
Alone with the night and the tem­pest,
Where count­less dan­gers be;
Yet ne­ver alone is the Chris­tian,
Who lives by faith and pray­er;

Refrain

For God is a friend un­fail­ing,
And God is ev­ery­where.

Far down in the earth’s dark bo­som
The min­er mines the ore;
Death lurks in the dark be­hind him,
And hides in the rock be­fore.
Yet ne­ver alone is the Chris­tian,
Who lives by faith and pray­er;

Refrain

Forth in­to the dread­ful bat­tle
The stead­fast sol­dier goes;
No friend, when he lies ady­ing,
His eyes to kiss and close.
Yet ne­ver alone is the Chris­tian,
Who lives by faith and pray­er;

Refrain

Lord, grant as we sail life’s ocean,
Or delve in its mines of woe,
Or fight in its ter­ri­ble con­flict,
This com­fort all to know,
That ne­ver alone is the Chris­tian,
Who lives by faith and pray­er;

Refrain