Come thou and all thy house into the ark.
Genesis 7:1
Words: J. P. Daugherty, in White Wings, edited by Curtis V. Strickland & T. H. Osborn (Huntington, Indiana: C. V. Strickland, 1896), number 5, alt.
Music: Yakima R. S. Hanna, 1896 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Daugherty or Hanna’s full name, or where to get good photos of them (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Flee to the ark, in Jesus find
The only refuge for mankind;
Flee for your life, to Jesus bow;
Flee to the ark of safety now.
Refrain
Flee to the ark of safety now;
Flee to the ark, flee to the ark;
Flee for your life, to Jesus bow;
Flee to the ark of safety now.
Flee to the ark, O sinner, haste,
The clouds are gathering o’er the waste;
Flee for your life, to Jesus bow;
Flee to the ark of safety now.
Refrain
Flee to the ark, O quickly fly;
The floods of death are drawing nigh;
Flee for your life, to Jesus bow;
Flee to the ark of safety now.
Refrain
Flee to the ark, why will ye die?
A watery tomb is rolling high;
Flee for your life, to Jesus bow;
Flee to the ark of safety now.
Refrain