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P.CVII.IV. Would you behold the works of God

21 Would you behold the works of God,
His wonders in the world abroad,
With the bold mariner survey
The unknown regions of the sea.

22 They leave their native shores behind,
And seize the favour of the wind!
'Till God command, and tempests rise
That heave the ocean to the skies.

23 Now to the heav'ns they mount amain,
Now sink to dreadful deeps again;
What strange affrights young sailors feel,
And like a stagg'ring drunkard reel!

24 When land is far, and death is nigh,
Lost to all hope to God they cry;
His mercy hears the loud address,
And sends salvation in distress.

25 He bids the winds their wrath assuage,
And stormy tempests cease to rage;
The gladsome train their fears give o'er
And hail with joy their native shore.

26 O may the sons of men record
The wond'rous goodness of the Lord!
Let them their private off'rings bring,
And in the church his glory sing.

Text Information

• First Line: Would you behold the works of God
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1816
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107:21-26
• Topic: Deliverance from Storms and Shipwreck

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