Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Samuel Wesley (1810–1876)

Words: Pa­ra­phrase of Psalm 107, in A Se­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns, by Charles Kem­ble (Lon­don: John F. Shaw, 1864), page 74.

Music: Chil­ton Sam­uel S. Wes­ley, in A Se­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns, by Charles Kem­ble (Lon­don: John F. Shaw, 1864), page 74 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Who o’er the waves from shore to shore
The gifts of com­merce bear,
The won­ders of the deep ex­plore,
And own that God is there.

By these His works are seen; His ways
By these are un­der­stood;
He speaks the word; the storm ob­eys,
And ris­ing lifts the flood.

Distressed, to God they make their pray­er;
Obedient to His will,
The storms that raged their rage for­bear,
The seas that roared are still.

Each grief, each fear, at once re­signed,
They see their la­bor o’er.
Then, led by Him, their ha­ven find,
And touch the wished for shore.

O then, that all would bless His name,
Whose mer­cy thus they prove,
And pleased from age to age pro­claim,
The won­ders of His love!