Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#II.LXX

II.LXX. God's dominion over the sea

1 God of the seas, thy thund'ring voice
Makes all the roaring waves rejoice!
And one soft word of thy command
Can sink them silent in the sand.

2 If but a Moses wave thy rod,
The sea divides and owns its God;
The stormy floods their Maker knew,
And let his chosen armies thro'.

3 The scaly flocks amidst the sea,
To thee, their Lord, a tribute pay;
The meanest fish that swims the flood,
Leaps up, and means a praise to God.

4 [The larger monsters of the deep
On thy commands attendance keep;
By thy permission sport and play,
And cleave along their foaming way.

5 If God his voice of tempest rears,
Leviathan lies still and fears;
Anon he lifts his nostrils high,
And spouts the ocean to the sky.]

6 How is thy glorious pow'r ador'd,
Amidst these wat'ry nations, Lord!
Yet the bold men that trace the seas,
Bold men! refuse their Maker's praise.

7 [What scenes of miracles they see,
And never tune a song to thee!
While on the flood they safely ride,
They curse the hand that smooths the tide.

8 Anon they plunge in wat'ry graves,
And some drink death among the waves:
Yet the surviving crew blaspheme,
Nor own the God that rescued them.]

9 O, for some signal of thine hand!
Shake all the seas, Lord, shake the land:
Great Judge, descend, lest men deny
That there's a God that rules the sky.

Text Information

• First Line: God of the seas, thy thund'ring voice
• Title: God's dominion over the sea
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107:23

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