TUNE._

Without title except "Savior, pilot me." A simple and pleasing melody
composed by John Edgar Gould, late of the firm of Gould and Fischer,
piano dealers, Phila., Pa. He was born in Bangor, Me., April 9, 1822.
Conductor of music and composer of psalm and hymn tunes and glees, he
also compiled and published no less than eight books of church,
Sunday-school, and secular songs. Died in Algiers, Africa, Feb. 13,
1875.

"THROW OUT THE LIFE-LINE."

This is one of the popular refrains that need but a single hearing to
fix themselves in common memory and insure their own currency and
_eclat_.

The Rev. E.S. Ufford, well-known as a Baptist preacher, lecturer, and
evangelist, was witnessing a drill at the life-saving station on Point
Allerton, Nantasket Beach, when the order to "throw out the life-line"
and the sight of the apparatus in action, combined with the story of a
shipwreck on the spot, left an echo in his mind till it took the form of
a song-sermon. Returning home, he pencilled the words of this rousing
hymn, and, being himself a singer and player, sat down to his instrument
to match the lines with a suitable air. It came to him almost as
spontaneously as the music of "The Ninety and Nine" came to Mr. Sankey.
In fifteen minutes the hymn-tune was made--so far as the melody went.
It was published in sheet form in 1888, and afterwards purchased by Mr.
Sankey, harmonized by Mr. Stebbins, and published in _Winnowed Songs_,
1890. Included in _Gospel Hymns_, Nov. 6, 1891.

Ever since it has been a favorite with singing seamen, and has done
active service as one of our most stirring field-songs in revival work.

Throw out the Life-line across the dark wave,
There is a brother whom some one should save;
Somebody's brother! oh, who, then, will dare
To throw out the Life-line, his peril to share?

Throw out the Life-line with hand quick and strong!
Why do you tarry, why linger so long?
See! he is sinking; oh, hasten today--
And out with the Life-boat! away, then away!

CHORUS.
Throw out the Life-line!
Throw out the Life-line!
Some one is drifting away;
Throw out the Life-line!
Throw out the Life-line!
Some one is sinking today.

One evening, in the midst of their hilarity at their card-tables, a
convivial club in one of the large Pennsylvania cities heard a sweet,
clear female voice singing this solo hymn, followed by a chime o