Nets and Labor

Title: Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore / Tu Has Venido a la Orilla
Composer: Cesareo Gabarain; harm. by Skinner Chavez-Melo Lyrics: Trans. by Gerturde C. Suppe, George Lockwood, and Raquel Gutierrez-Achon

Lyrics:
Lord, You have come to the lakeshore
Looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones
You only asked me to follow humbly

O Lord, with Your eyes You have searched me
And while smiling have spoken my name
Now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me
By Your side I will seek other seas

You know so well my possessions
My boat carries no gold and no weapons
You will find there, my nets and labor

Señor, me has mirado a los ojos
Et sonriendo hasdicho mi nombre
En la arena he dejado mi barca:
Junto a Ti buscaré otro mar

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Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.

It is safely moored, ’twill the storm withstand,
For ’tis well secured by the Savior’s hand;
And the cables, passed from His heart to mine,
Can defy that blast, through strength divine.

We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.