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Eternal Father, Strong to Save
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 to You we plea,
for those in peril on the sea.
O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain
o'er which our traffic runs amain,
By mountain pass or valley low;
where ever, Lord our people go;
Protect them by your guarding hand
from every peril on the land.
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 every peril in the air.
O Trinity of love and power,
our people shield in danger's hour,
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
protect them where so e'er they go,
Thus evermore to You shall be
glad praise from air and land and sea.