560 | Laudes Domini#561 | 562 |
Text: | Departing Missionaries |
Author: | James Edmeston |
Tune: | ORIENS |
Composer: | W. F. Sherwin |
1 Roll on, thou mighty ocean;
And, as thy billows flow,
Bear messengers of mercy
To every land below.
Arise, ye gales, and waft them
Safe to the destined shore;
That man may sit in darkness,
And death's black shade no more.
2 O thou eternal Ruler,
Who holdest in thine arm
The tempests of the ocean,
Protect them from all harm!
Thy presence, Lord, be with them,
Wherever they may be;
Though far from us, who love them,
Still let them be with thee.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Roll on, thou mighty ocean |
Title: | Departing Missionaries |
Author: | James Edmeston |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1888 |
Topic: | Church: Missions of; Church: Work of |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ORIENS |
Composer: | W. F. Sherwin |
Meter: | 7s, 6s. D |
Key: | G Major or modal |