"Wreck of the Hesperus" by Procol Harum lyrics by Keith Reid We'll hoist a hand, becalmed upon a troubled sea "Make haste your funeral," cries the Valkyrie We'll hoist a hand or drown amidst stormy sea "Here lies a coffin," cries the cemet'ry, it calls to me And all for nothing, quite in vain, was hope forever tossed No thoughts explained, no moments gained, all hope forever lost One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace Burned by fire, blind in sight, lost in arms We'll hoist a hand becalmed upon a stormy sea I fear a mighty wave is threatening me We'll hoist a hand or drown amidst a stormy sea "Come follow after," cry the humble, you will surely see But still for nothing, quite in vain, was hope forever tossed No thoughts explained, no moments gained, all hope forever lost One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace Burned by fire, blind in sight, lost in arms