# "Wrecked" **Verse 1** “Wrecked outright on Jesus’ breast”: Only “wrecked” souls thus can sing; Little boats that hug the shore, Fearing what the storm may bring, Never find on Jesus’ breast, All that “wrecked” souls mean by rest. **Verse 2** “Wrecked outright!” So we lament; But when storms have done their worst, Then the soul, surviving all, In Eternal arms is nursed; There to find that nought can move One, embosomed in such love. **Verse 3** “Wrecked outright!” No more to own E’en a craft to sail the sea; Still a voyager, yet now Anchored to Infinity; Nothing left to do but fling Care aside, and simply cling. **Verse 4** “Wrecked outright!” ’Twas purest gain, Henceforth other craft can see That the storm may be a boon, That, however rough the sea, God Himself doth watchful stand, For the “wreck” is in His hand. --- Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7. Tune: WELLS Earliest Known Publication: *The Dawn* Magazine Vol 3, no 3, June 15, 1926 edited by D. M. Panton Hymnals: - *Songs and Hymns of Life*: 314 - *Hymns*: 637 - *Christ in Song*: 681 - *Hymns for the Little Flock*: # Background [[Wrecked Outright in Anchored to Infinity]] # Devotional [“Wrecked Outright” by M. E. Barber –Sing With Me](https://asweetsavor.org/wrecked-outright-by-m-e-barber/)