Last Night, My Lads

Anonymous/Unknown, bef.1877
v. 3-4 by Joel A. Erickson, 2004

Copyright: Public Domain

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:17

Key: Cm

Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.6.8.6.8.6

Last Night, My Lads

Last night, my lads, we toiled away,
Oh, so drearily, drearily;
But we weighed our anchor at break of day,
Oh, so cheerily, cheerily.

Refrain:
So keep up heart and courage, friends!
For home is just in sight;
And who will heed, when safely there,
The perils of the night?

Just so we toil through earth’s dark night,
Oh, so drearily, drearily;
Yet we trust to sail at dawn of light,
Oh, so cheerily, cheerily.

Though storm clouds come oft ere we land,
Oh, so readily, readily;
Still we trust as guides the Helmsman’s hand,
Oh, so steadily, steadily.

When we reach heaven’s shore ’twill be
Drear, no, nevermore, nevermore;
Not a toil nor care, but jubilee
Cheer, yes, evermore, evermore.

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