in the name of our lord our captain our king each man did bury his fear the constant light the northern star our course never did veer no longer knowing night from day i woke with a start i thank the lord your radiant form pierces the dark of those that left the safety of shore three long years have passed of those that sailed the frozen north i am the last we left with every luxury our two great ships could hold so sure of our success in pride our souls sold no longer knowing night from day i woke with a start i thank the lord your radiant form pierces the dark