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Psalm 107 (Version 5, Part 4)

C.M. (8.6.8.6) Psalm 107 Isaac Watts

Psalm Text

Thy works of glory, mighty Lord,

Thy wonders in the deeps,

The sons of courage shall record

Who trade in floating ships.

At thy command the winds arise,

And swell the towering waves;

The men astonish'd mount the skies

And sink in gaping graves.

[Again they climb the watery hills,

And plunge in deeps again;

Each like a tottering drunkard reels,

And finds his courage vain.

Frighted to hear the tempest roar,

They pant with fluttering breath,

And, hopeless of the distant shore,

Expect immediate death.]

Then to the Lord they raise their cries,

He hears the loud request,

And orders silence thro' the skies,

And lays the floods to rest.

Sailors rejoice to lose their fears,

And see the storm allay'd:

Now to their eyes the port appears;

There let their vows be paid.

'Tis God that brings them safe to land;

Let stupid mortals know

That waves are under his command,

And all the winds that blow,

O that the sons of men would praise

The goodness of the Lord!

And those that see thy wondrous ways,

Thy wondrous love record.

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