1 Eternal Father, strong to save,
whose arm has bound the restless wave,
who told the mighty ocean deep
its own appointed bounds to keep:
O hear us when we cry to thee
for those in peril on the sea.
2 O Christ, whose voice the waters heard
and hushed their raging at your word,
who walked across the surging deep
and in the storm lay calm in sleep:
O hear us when we cry to thee,
for those in peril on the sea.
3 Creator Spirit, by whose breath
were fashioned sea and sky and earth;
who made the stormy chaos cease
and gave us life and light and peace:
O hear us when we cry to thee,
for those in peril on the sea.
4 O Trinity of love and power,
preserve their lives in danger's hour;
from rock and tempest, flood and flame,
protect them by your holy name,
and to your glory let there be
glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Eternal Father, strong to save |
| Title: | Eternal Father, Strong to Save |
| Author: | William Whiting, 1825-1878 (alt.) |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8. |
| Scripture: | Psalm 9:9; Matthew 14:22-23; Genesis 1:2-3; Matthew 8:23-27; John 6:15-21; Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 8:22-25; Psalm 107:23-30; Mark 6:45-51 |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | MELITA |
| Composer: | John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8. |
| Key: | C Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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