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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Euroclydon
Language: English 
They that go down
They that go down to the sea in ships
and occupy
and occupy their business in great waters:
these men see
these men see
these men see God’s wonders, His wonders,
His great and mighty wonders in the deep.

For He commanded the stormy winds to blow
For He commanded the stormy winds to blow
and He lifted up the waves thereof.
They are mounted up
They are mounted up as it were, into Heaven,
And then down, down, down,
into the deep; and their souls melt away with trouble.

They reel and stagger
They reel and stagger
They reel and stagger to and fro like a drunken man
and are at their wits’ end.
Then they cry
Then they cry unto God in their trouble
and He bringeth them out of their distresses.

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves are still.
so that the waves are still.
are still.
are still.
so that the waves are still.

Then they are glad
Then they are glad because they are quiet;
because they are quiet;
Then they are glad because they are quiet;
And he bringeth the vessel into port.
And he bringeth the vessel into port.
And all huzzah, huzzah, huzzah!
Their friends assembled on the wharf to welcome them on shore,
And all huzzah, huzzah, huzzah!
Welcome here again, welcome home!
welcome home!

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by William Billings (1746 - 1800), "Euroclydon", published 1781 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-28
Line count: 38
Word count: 232

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