Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: How are thy servants blest O Lord
Topic: Times and Seasons/The Sea
Writer: <no first name given> Addison
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1292
Page Number: 773, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow are thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defense!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide,
Their help, Omnipotence.
In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.
When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,
They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will;
The sea, that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.
In midst of dangers, fears and deaths,
Thy goodness I'll adore;
I'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.