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God's dominion over the sea

Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books #II.LXX (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: God of the seas, thy thund'ring voice Lyrics: 1 God of the seas, thy thund'ring voice Makes all the roaring waves rejoice! And one soft word of thy command Can sink them silent in the sand. 2 If but a Moses wave thy rod, The sea divides and owns its God; The stormy floods their Maker knew, And let his chosen armies thro'. 3 The scaly flocks amidst the sea, To thee, their Lord, a tribute pay; The meanest fish that swims the flood, Leaps up, and means a praise to God. 4 [The larger monsters of the deep On thy commands attendance keep; By thy permission sport and play, And cleave along their foaming way. 5 If God his voice of tempest rears, Leviathan lies still and fears; Anon he lifts his nostrils high, And spouts the ocean to the sky.] 6 How is thy glorious pow'r ador'd, Amidst these wat'ry nations, Lord! Yet the bold men that trace the seas, Bold men! refuse their Maker's praise. 7 [What scenes of miracles they see, And never tune a song to thee! While on the flood they safely ride, They curse the hand that smooths the tide. 8 Anon they plunge in wat'ry graves, And some drink death among the waves: Yet the surviving crew blaspheme, Nor own the God that rescued them.] 9 O, for some signal of thine hand! Shake all the seas, Lord, shake the land: Great Judge, descend, lest men deny That there's a God that rules the sky. Scripture: Psalm 107:23 Languages: English