The Presbyterian Hymnal ‎#562

562. Eternal Father, Strong to Save

1 Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm has bound the restless wave,
Who bade the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.

2 O Savior, whose almighty word
The wind and waves submissive heard,
Who walked upon the foaming deep,
And calm amid its rage did sleep:
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.

3 O Holy Spirit, who did brood
Upon the chaos wild and rude,
And bade its angry tumult cease,
And gave, for fierce confusion, peace:
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.

4 O Trinity of love and power,
All travelers guard in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad praise from air and land and sea.

Text Information

• First Line: Eternal Father, strong to save
• Title: Eternal Father, Strong to Save
• Author: William Whiting (1860; alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Topic: God: Protection; National Songs

Tune Information

• Name: MELITA
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Key: C Major