Eternal Father, Strong to Save (John Bacchus Dykes)
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CPDL #11209: 
Finale-2002
- Editor: Kent Cooper (added 2006-03-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 28 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Sound file is an MP3 but it is a MIDI realisation, not a recording.
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General Information
Title: Eternal Father, Strong to Save
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella or optional keyboard
Published: 1861
Description: Otherwise known as "The Navy Hymn." The .PDF image uses the original William Whiting words. There are versions with wording modernized, versions about sub-branches of the Navy, other branches of the military services, and on numerous unrelated topics. Hymn tune: Melita
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Original text and translations
English text
Original William Whiting 1860 poem:
- Eternal Father, strong to save,
- Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
- Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
- Its own appointed limits keep;
- Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
- For those in peril on the sea!
- O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
- And hushed their raging at Thy Word,
- Who walked'st on the foaming deep,
- And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
- Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
- For those in peril on the sea!
- Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
- Upon the chaos dark and rude,
- And bid its angry tumult cease,
- And give, for wild confusion, peace;
- Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
- For those in peril on the sea!
- O Trinity of love and power!
- Our brethren shield in danger’s hour;
- From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
- Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
- Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
- Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
Alternate Verses:
- O Christ! Who walked this troubled land,
- And doth our hearts and souls command;
- Oh, bring us peace, now we implore,
- Or lead us to prevail in war!
- Oh give our soldiers strength - And stand
- With those in peril on the land!
- Holy Ghost guide all who fly
- In the dark chaos of the sky,
- Aloft in solitudes of space,
- Uphold them with Thy saving grace!
- Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer,
- For those in peril in the air!
- O Trinity of love and power!
- Our family shield in danger’s hour;
- From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
- Protect us wheresoever we go;
- Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
- Glad hymns from air and land and sea.
...and many, many others (search the web for "Navy Hymn" or "Eternal Father, Strong to Save")...
