The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5548

5548. O Zion, Afflicted with Wave upon Wave

1. O Zion, afflicted with wave upon wave,
Whom no mortal power can succor or save;
With sickness surrounded, by terrors dismayed,
In toiling and watching, thy strength is decayed.

2. Loud roaring and swelling, the billows o’erwhelm,
But skillful’s the Pilot that sits at the helm;
His wisdom conducts thee, His power thee defends,
In safety and quiet thy warfare He ends.

3. O fearful, O faithless, in mercy He cries,
“My promise, My truth, are they small in thine eyes?
Still, still I am with thee, My promise shall stand,
Through tempest and tossing, I’ll bring thee to land.

4. “Forget thee, I will not, I cannot, thy name
Engraved on My heart doth for ever remain;
The palms of My hands, whilst I look on I see
The wounds I received when I suffered for thee.

5. “Then trust Me, and fear not, thy life is secure,
My wisdom is perfect, supreme is My power;
In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine,
And cause thee at length in My likeness to shine.

6. The doubting, the fearful, the weak are My care,
The helpless, the hopeless, I hear their sad prayer;
From all their afflictions, My glory shall spring,
The deeper their sorrows, the louder they’ll sing.

Text Information

• First Line: O Zion, afflicted with wave upon wave
• Title: O Zion, Afflicted with Wave upon Wave
• Author: James Grant (1784)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Source: Original Hymns and Poems, Written by a Private Christian for His Own Use, and Published at the Earnest Desire of Friends (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1784), number 16
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. DENIO
• Composer: John Roberts (1839)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Incipit: 16427 51332 11642
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Welsh mel­o­dy; from Can­ai­dau y Cyssegr, by John Ro­berts, 1839
• Copyright: Public Domain