MELITA Six 8s.

John B. Dykes, 1861

restless wave,

Who bidd'st the might-y

1 ETERNAL Father, strong to save,

Whose arm doth bind the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:

O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!

2 O Saviour, whose almighty word

The winds and waves submissive heard,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amid its rage didst sleep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!

3 O sacred Spirit, who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
Who bad'st its angry tumult cease,
And gavest light and life and peace:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!

4 0 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;

And ever let there rise to Thec
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

William Whiting, 1860 (text of 1869)

Man's most desired light,

To love Him life, to leave Him death,

To live in Him delight.

He mine by gift, I His by debt,

Thus each to other due,

First Friend He was, best Friend He is, All times will try Him true.

Yet do His angels sing;

Out of His tears, His sighs and throbs,
Doth bud a joyful spring,
Almighty Babe, whose tender arms
Can force all foes to fly,

Correct my faults, protect my life,
Direct me when I die.

Robert Southwell, 1560-1595

1

NCE in royal David's city
Stood a lowly cattle-shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby
In a manger for His bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.

2 He came down to earth from heaven
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable,

And His cradle was a stall:
With the poor, and mean, and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

3 And, through all His wondrous childhood,
He would honor and obey,
Love and watch the lowly maiden
In whose gentle arms He lay:
Christian children all must be
Mild, obedient, good as He.

4 For He is our childhood's Pattern,
Day by day like us He grew,
He was little, weak and helpless,
Tears and smiles like us He knew,
And He feeleth for our sadness,
And He shareth in our gladness.

5 And our eyes at last shall see Him,
Through His own redeeming love;
For that Child so dear and gentle

Is our Lord in heaven above,
And He leads His children on
To the place where He is gone.

6 Not in that poor lowly stable,
With the oxen standing by,
We shall see Him, but in heaven,

Set at God's right hand on high;
When like stars His children crowned
All in white shall wait around.

Cecil F. Alexander. 1848