1. Lord, you have come to the lakeshore

Looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones;

You only asked me to follow humbly.

 

Refrain:

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.

 

  1. You know so well my possessions;

My boat carries no gold and no weapons;

You will find there my nets and labor.

 

Refrain:

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.

 

  1. You need my hands, full of caring

Through my labors to give others rest,

And constant love that keeps on loving.

 

Refrain:

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.

 

  1. You, who have fished other oceans,

Ever longed for by souls who are waiting,

My loving friend, as thus you call me.

 

 

Refrain:

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.

 

 

 

Cesareo Gabaraín; trans. by Gertrude C. Suppe, George Lockwood, and Raquel Gutiérrez-Achon, 1987 | trans. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House | Used with permission under OneLicense.net #A-729396 | All rights reserved