The Navy Hymn (Eternal Father, Strong to Save)
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w: William Whiting, Robert Nelson Spencer, Mary C.D. Hamilton
m: John B. Dykes, 1861
tune: Melita

[Verse 1]
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave;
Who bid'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 Christ! Whose voice the waters heard,
And hushed their raging at Thy word;
Who walked'st on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!

[Verse 3]
Most Holy spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude;
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, 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;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee,
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

[Verse 5]
Lord God, our power evermore,
Whose arm doth reach the ocean floor;
Dive with our men beneath the sea,
Traverse the depths protectively;
O hear us when we pray, and keep
Them safe from peril in the deep.

[Verse 6]
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Though the great spaces in the sky;
Be with them always in the air,
In darkening storms or sunlight fair;
O hear us when we lift our prayer
For those in peril in the air!