- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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