“No, my child, it can’t be done.�
“See! my boy, the waves are rising,
Save yourself and leave the child!�
“I will trust in Christ,� he answered;
Grasped the little one and smiled.
Through the roar of wind and waters
Ever and anon she cried;
But throughout the night of terror
Never Bennie’s voice replied.
But above the waves’ wild surging