Eternal Father, Strong to Save

1.

Eternal Father, strong to save,

Whose arm has bound the restless wave,

Who bids the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep:

O hear us when we raise our plea

For those in peril on the sea.

2.

O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain

O’er which our traffic runs amain

By mountain pass or valley low;

Wherever, Lord, your loved ones go,

Protect them by your guarding hand

From ev’ry peril on the land.

3.

O Spirit, whom the Father sent

To spread abroad the firmament;

O Wind of heaven, by your might

Save all who dare the eagle’s flight,

And keep them by your watchful care

From ev’ry peril in the air.

4.

O Trinity of love and pow’r,

Your children shield in danger’s hour;

From rock and tempest, fire and foe,

Protect them wheresoe’er they go;

And then shall rise with voices free

Glad praise from air and land and sea.