A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) XXXVI. How are thy servant's bless'd, O Lord

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XXXV

A Selection of Hymns‎#XXXVI

XXXVII

Text:	The Traveller's Psalm
Author:	Addison

1 How are thy servants bless'd, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide,
Their help Omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Thro' burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

3 When, by the dreadful tempest borne,
High on the broken wave,
They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

4 The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will:
The sea, that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.

5 In 'midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore,
We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be;
And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to thee.

Text Information
First Line:	How are thy servant's bless'd, O Lord
Title:	The Traveller's Psalm
Author:	Addison
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1792
Topic:	Creation and Providence; Mariner's psalm; Traveller's psalm
Notes:	Public Domain.