Laudes Domini ‎#527

527. Departing Missionaries

1 Roll on, thou mighty ocean;
And, as thy billows flow,
Bear messengers of mercy
To every land below.
Arise, ye gales, and waft them
Safe to the destined shore;
That man may sit in darkness,
And death's black shade no more.

2 O thou eternal Ruler,
Who holdest in thine arm
The tempests of the ocean,
Protect them from all harm!
Thy presence, Lord, be with them,
Wherever they may be;
Though far from us, who love them,
Still let them be with thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Roll on, thou mighty ocean
• Title: Departing Missionaries
• Author: James Edmeston
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Missions and Growth; Church: Missions of; Church: Triumph of; Missions

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