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I'll Take You Home

By The Hoppers

2,844 views Jun 20, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

The Hoppers' song 'I'll Take You Home' uses the metaphor of a stormy sea to describe life's struggles and fears. The singer feels overwhelmed by despair and darkness, but finds hope in the sight of a ship—the 'old ship of Zion'—arriving safely in the harbor. The Captain (Jesus) calls weary souls to come aboard, promising to take them home. The song conveys a message of salvation, divine rescue, and the assurance of heaven, drawing on the biblical imagery of Zion as a place of refuge and eternal rest.

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m Standing on the shore looking out across life's ocean,and 

I see the storm of fury round me roll, and 

I just can't see no way that 

I'm gonna make it over, dispair and fear are troubleing my soul.


Chorus 

Then I see a ship sailing safely in the Harbor, and 

I'm so thankful it's arriving just in time.

The Captains calling come aboard my little children,

I'll take you home on the old ship of Zion.


These waves are getting closer,

they're about to pull me under,

and desperately I'm trying to hold on;

Every where I look there's darkness all around me,

Oh Lord how long before the morning dawns.


Then I see a ship sailing safely in the Harbor, and 

I'm so thankful it's arriving just in time.

The Captains calling "come aboard my little children,

I'll take you home on the old ship of Zion."


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