The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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PSALM 107. Fourth Part. (L. M.) Deliverance from Storms and Shipwreck; or the Seaman's Song.
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Would you behold the works of God,His wonders in the world abroad,
Go with the mariners, and trace
The unknown regions of the seas.
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They leave their native shores behind,And seize the favour of the wind,
Till God command, and tempests rise
That heave the ocean to the skies.
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Now to the heavens they mount amain,Now sink to dreadful deeps again;
What strange affrights young sailors feel,
And like a staggering drunkard reel!
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When land is far, and death is nigh,Lost to all hope, to God they cry;
His mercy hears the loud address,
And sends salvation in distress.
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He bids the winds their wrath assuage,The furious waves forget their rage;
'Tis calm; and sailors smile to see
The haven where they wish'd to be.
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O may the sons of men recordThe wondrous goodness of the Lord!
Let them their private offerings bring,
And in the church his glory sing.
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