The ocean speaks

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The rolling waves of Ocean's tide,
Thou mighty God of earth and sea,
Proclaim thy matchless wonders wide,
And raise their praises, Lord, to thee.

Thy voice is heard in thunder's roar
In lightning's glare thy glories shine;
The heaving billows, towering, soar,
And ever heed thy Word divine.

Source: Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion: a collection of hymns and music; for the use of Bethels, Chaplains of the Navy and private devotion of Mariners #7

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First Line: The rolling waves of the ocean's tide
Title: The ocean speaks
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #7

Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #7
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