Sailing Before the Snow

Fear and foreboding
Storm clouds are growing
Closing daylight is fading
Just before the snow
To the North we are bound as
Bitter cold wraps around us
May the ice not surround us
Keep us safe below!
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Fear and foreboding
Daylight is closing
Wrestling with high seas
Harsh north winds blow
Dancing white snowflakes
Body and soul ache
Blessing brings moonlight
Onward we go!
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Trials we are facing
Dark clouds are racing
Under stars we are tracing
Just before the snow
Birds leave our wake as
Waiting night overtakes us
Hardy souls are awake as
Further north we go.
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Fear and foreboding
Daylight is closing
Wrestling with high seas
Harsh north winds blow
Dancing white snowflakes
Body and soul ache
Blessing brings moonlight
Onward we go!
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Fear and foreboding
Moonlight is flowing
Bright our lantern is glowing
Just before the snow
Falling waves break as
Strong the gale wind that takes us
Where no danger escapes us
There awaits the snow.
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Fear and foreboding
Daylight is closing
Wrestling with high seas
Harsh north winds blow
Dancing white snowflakes
Body and soul ache
Blessing brings moonlight
Onward we go!
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Fear and foreboding
Storm clouds are growing
Closing daylight is fading
Just before the snow
Hope will not fail us!
Night storm betray us!
Nothing more will delay us
Safe before the snow!