ETERNAL Father! strong to save, Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who...
Verse 1
ETERNAL Father! strong to save, Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep: O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea!
Verse 2
O Saviour! whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard, Who walkedst on the foaming deep, And calm amid its rage didst sleep: O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea!
Verse 3
O Sacred Spirit! who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, Who bad'st its angry tumult cease, And gavest light and life and peace: O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea!
Verse 4
O Trinity of love and power! Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; And ever let there rise to thee Glad Hymns of praise from land and sea.