Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#503

503. Eternal Father! strong to save

1 Eternal Father! strong to save,
Whose arm doth bind 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.

2 O Saviour, Whose almighty word
The winds and waves submissive heard,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amid the rage didst sleep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.

3 O Holy Spirit, Who didst brood
Upon the waters dark and rude,
And bad'st their angry tumult cease,
And give for wild confusion peace;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.

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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Eternal Father! strong to save
• Author: William Whiting (1860, 1869)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: On Land and Sea

Tune Information

• Name: MELITA
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8
• Key: C Major