The Hymnal ‎#417

417. Safe upon the billowy deep

Safe upon the billowy deep,
Loving Lord, thy servants keep;
Helpless, trusting pilgrims they,
Guard them on their watery way.

In the morning fill their sails,
Mid the dark send favouring gales;
If their sky be overcast,
Calm the waves, and still the blast.

Let thy sunshine guide by day;
Send at eve the starry ray;
Through the watches of the night,
Be thou, Lord, their shining light.

Thus, as hour by hour rolls by,
Watch them with thy sleepless eye:
Guide with thine almighty hand
Safe unto the haven-land.

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And at last, life's voyage o'er,
Take us to the heavenly shore,
Safe in port, to dwell with thee
Where there shall be "no more sea."

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Safe upon the billowy deep
• Author: Henry Coppée (1887)
• Meter: Four 7's
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Travelers by Sea and Land; Sunday Schools: National Days

Tune Information

• Name: LEW TRENCHARD
• Harmonizer: Winfred Douglas (1918)
• Meter: Four 7's
• Incipit: 34323 12366 71765
• Key: C Major
• Source: Cornish Folksong