Psalms ‎#107d

107d. Deliverance from Storms and Shipwreck; or, The Seaman's Song

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

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

3 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!

4 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.

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

6 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
• Title: Deliverance from Storms and Shipwreck; or, The Seaman's Song
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107
• Notes: Fourth Part

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