Land ahead! a light is gleam­ing
O’er the dark and sull­en waves,
While the world at large is dream­ing,
Thinking not of Him who saves.

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Yet amid the tem­pest’s roar,
Zion’s ship is near­ing shore;
Cast the an­chor o’er the rail,
Soon we’ll land with­in the veil.

Land ahead! sweet words so cheer­ing,
To the tem­pest tossed and tried;
For the heav­en­ly port we’re near­ing,
Home for which we oft have sighed.

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Land ahead! the night of weep­ing
Yields to dawn of end­less day;
Jesus comes to wake from sleep­ing,
Jewels that are laid away.

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Land ahead! our home of glo­ry
Pilgrims soon its shores will throng;
Then we’ll sing the old, old story,
And will shout re­demp­tion’s song.

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