[Verse 1]
Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm doth bind the restless wave
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea
[Verse 2]
O Savior, whose almighty word
The winds and waves submissive heard
Who walkedst on the foaming deep
And calm amid its rage didst sleep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea
[Verse 3]
O sacred Spirit, who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude
Who bad'st its angry tumult cease
And gave it light and life and peace;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea
[Verse 4]
O Trinity of love and power
Our brethren shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe
Protect them whereso’er they go:
And ever let there rise to thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea
all John Bacchus Dykes, William Whiting songs all songs from 1861