'Tis a stormy night, and the wild winds roar, The waves roll mountains high, And the Life-boat crew are called to the shore.

For a ship to the rocks is nigh. : Not a moment waver our heroes bold, As their boat they bravely man; j The fate of a crew in their hands they hold, : And they'll save if save men can. j Then gallantly bend to the oars, my lads, ! And pull with all your might; ' Though loudly the tempest roar, my lads, j There are lives to be saved to-night. I i Their loved ones watch on the foam-framed beach, And pray with blinded eyes, That the gallant lads their goal may reach, And snatch from the sea men's lives. ' Ah I the ship has struck, and the billows leap Triumphant o'er the deck: In the cruel grasp of the mighty deep Lies the battered, storm-tossed wreck.

Then gallantly bend to the oars, my lads, And pull with all your might; Though loudly the tempest roar, my lads, There are lives to be saved to-night.

Though sorely pressed by wind and wave, The Life-boat men draw nigh To those they've fought so hard to save— For whom they dared to die.

Thank heaven! their help is not too late, And saved are the shipwrecked crew; So back, brave hearts, to the loves that wait And watch on the shore for you.

Then gallantly bend to the oars, my lads, And pull with all your might; Though loudly the tempest roar'd, my lads, Your duty you've done to-night.

A. A.

NOTICE.

The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will be published on the 1st February, 1898..