The Church Hymnal ‎#308

308. While o'er the deep Thy servants sail

1 While o'er the deep Thy servants sail,
Send Thou, O Lord, the prosperous gale;
And on their hearts, where'er they go,
O let Thy heavenly breezes blow.

2 If on the morning's wings they fly,
They will not pass beyond Thine eye:
The wanderer's prayer Thou bend'st to hear,
And faith exults to know Thee near.

3 When tempests rock the groaning bark,
Oh, hide them safe in Jesus' ark!
When in the tempting port they ride
Oh, keep them safe at Jesus' side!

4 If life's wide ocean smile or roar,
Still guide them to the heavenly shore;
And grant their dust in Christ may sleep,
Abroad, at home or in the deep.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: While o'er the deep Thy servants sail
• Author: G. Burgess (1845)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Travellers by Sea or Land
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BROOKFIELD
• Composer: T. B. Southgate
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.