Eternal Father, Strong to Save Lyrics William Whiting, 1860
3 verses, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Eternal Father! strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!
Verse 2. O Christ! whose voice the waters heard,
And hushed their raging at thy word,
Who walkédst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!
Verse 3. O God of boundless love and power!
Our brethren shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe’er they go,
Thus evermore shall rise to thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
Words copied from The Christian Hymn Book (1865). They were published in 1860, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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