Beautiful sea, O beau­ti­ful sea,
Beyond the dark val­ley of time;
Over thy gen­tle, mur­mur­ing tide
The bells of eter­ni­ty chime.

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Beautiful, beau­ti­ful, ocean of light,
Reflected from Ed­en above,
Where they that are washed
In the blood of the Lamb
Abide in the smile of His love.

Beautiful sea, O beau­ti­ful sea,
Thy glo­ry shall ne­ver de­cline;
Over thy waves that si­lent­ly flow
The beams of eter­nity shine.

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Beautiful sea, O beau­ti­ful sea,
By faith we can some­times be­hold;
Visions of thee, so love­ly and bright,
They fill us with rap­ture un­told.

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Beautiful sea, O beau­ti­ful sea,
We long on thy bo­som to rest;
Floating away, still float­ing away,
Away to the isles of the blest.

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