Author: William Whiting 1825-78
Eternal father, strong to save,
whose arm restrains the restless wave,
who told the mighty ocean deep
its own appointed bounds to keep:
we cry, O God of majesty,
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:
we cry, O Lord of Galilee,
for those in peril on the sea.
3. O Holy Spirit, gift of grace,
who moved above the waters’ face
and out of emptiness and strife
created order, peace and life:
we cry, O Spirit strong and free,
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.
Scriptures: Isaiah 63:1, Isaiah 42:10, Psalms 93:3-4, Colossians 3:16, Psalms 89:9, Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25, Isaiah 43:2, Ephesians 5:19, Zephaniah 3:17, Ezekiel 27, Mark 6:45-52, John 6:16-21, Genesis 1:1-5, Job 26:10, Job 38:8, Psalms 65:5-7, Psalms 104:6-9, Psalms 107:23-32, Jonah 1:4-15, Matthew 14:25-26, Acts 27
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