78. When Through the Torn Sail

1 When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming,
When o'er the dark wave the red lightning is gleaming,
Nor hope lends a ray the poor seaman to cherish,
We fly to our Maker: "Help, Lord, or we perish!"

2 O Jesus, once rocked on the breast of the billow,
Aroused by the shriek of despair from Thy pillow,
Now seated in glory, the mariner cherish,
Who cries in his anguish, "Help, Lord, or we perish!"

3 And O, when the whirlwind of passion is raging,
When sin in our hearts its wild warfare is waging,
Arise in Thy strength, Thy redeemèd to cherish;
Rebuke the destroyer: "Help, Lord, or we perish!"

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming
Title: When Through the Torn Sail
Author: Reginald Heber (1820)
Meter: 12 12, 12 12.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1937
Scripture:
Topic: Church Year: Epiphany; Epiphany, Fourth Sunday; Hymns for use at Sea (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: DIG, JESUS, MIN DYRASTE JESUS
Composer: Gustav Stolpe (1892)
Meter: 12 12, 12 12.
Key: D Major



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