Here’s one from our brethren in Denton, Texas–The Old Ship of Zion, written in 1889. The song likens the Kingdom of God to a good ship that rescues drowning souls, with Our Lord Jesus Christ as its captain.
I was afraid these guys were going Hollywood on us–I mean, music stands: what next?–but you’ll see there are a few glitches at the end.
Does that bother you? It doesn’t bother me at all!
And now my day is fairly started.