THROW OUT THE LIFE-LINE!

1Throw out the life-line a-cross the dark wave,
There is a broth-er whom some-one should save;
Some-body's broth-er! O who then will dare To throw out the life-line, his per-il to share?

RefrainThrow out the life-line! Throw out the life-line!
Some-one is drift-ing a-way;
Throw out the life-line! Throw out the life-line!
Some-one is sink-ing to-day.

2Throw out the life-line with hand quick and strong:
Why do you tar-ry, why lin-ger so long?
See! he is sink-ing; O be quick to save. Throw out the life-line and pull from the wave!

3Throw out the life-line to dan-ger-fraught men,
Sink-ing in an-guish where you've nev-er been:
Winds of temp-ta-tion and bil-lows of woe
Will soon hurl them out where the dark wa-ters flow.

4Soon will the sea-son of res-cue be o'er,
Soon will they drift to e-ter-ni-ty's shore;
Haste then, my broth-er, no time for de-lay,
But throw out the life-line and save them to-day.