They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters: These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
Psalm 107:23–24
Words: James Montgomery, 1821. Appeared in Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1822), pages 104–105.
Music: Ocean Church Chorals and Choir Studies, edited by Richard S. Willis (New York: Clark, Austin & Smith, 1850), page 133 (🔊 
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They that toil upon the deep,
And in vessels light and frail,
O’er the mighty waters sweep
With the billow and the gale—
Mark what wonders God performs,
When He speaks, and, unconfined,
Rush to battle all His storms,
In the chariots of the wind.
Up to heav’n their bark is whirled,
On the mountain of the wave,
Down as suddenly ’tis hurled
To th’abysses of the grave.
To and fro they reel, they roll,
As intoxicate with wine;
Terrors paralyze their soul,
Helm they quit, and hope resign.
Then unto the Lord they cry,
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
Calm and smooth the surges flow,
And, where deadly lightning ran,
God’s own reconciling bow
Meets the ocean with a span.
O that men would praise the Lord
For His goodness to their race;
For the wonders of His word,
And the riches of His grace!