by William Whiting (1825 - 1878)
Eternal Father, strong to save
Language: English
Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard And hushed their raging at Thy Word, Who walked on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give, for wild confusion, peace; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! O Trinity of love and power! Our family shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect us wheresoe'er we go; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Whiting (1825 - 1878) [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 John Bacchus Dykes (1823 - 1876), "Eternal Father, strong to save" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilfred Sanderson (1878 - 1935), "Eternal Father" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 157