Verse 1
See a rough draught of human life!
All is one continued strife,
Fatigue, and misery!
A night of perilous distress
Without relief without success
We tempt the stormy sea.
Verse 2
But when the dreary hour is o’re,
Jesus on the happy shore
Shall satisfy our need,
Shall bless us with the sight of God,
And with imperishable food
Our raptur’d spirits feed.