Beautiful, sublime, and glorious

1 Beautiful, sublime, and glorious,
Wild, majestic, foaming, free,
Over time itself victorious,
Image of eternity,
Image of eternity.

2 Sun, and moon, and stars shine o'er thee,
See thy surface ebb and flow;
Yet attempt not to explore thee,
In thy soundless depths below,
In thy soundless depths below.

3 Whether morning splendors steep thee
With the rainbow's glowing grace,
Tempests rouse, or navies sweep thee,
'Tis but for a moment's space,
'Tis but for a moment's space.

4 Earth, her valleys and her mountains,
Mortal man's behests obey,
Thy unfathomable fountains,
Scoff his search and scorn his sway,
Scoff his search and scorn his sway.

5 Such art thou, stupendous ocean!
And if overwhelmed by thee,
Can we think without emotion,
What must thy Creator be!
What must thy Creator be?

Source: The Little Minstrel: a collection of songs and music, with lessons of instruction, mathematically arranged plan of notation #70