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DELIVERANCE FROM DANGER.
Ruler of the earth and sky,
Who the mighty deep doth hold
In the hollow of Thy hand,
By thy slightest word controlled;
Who the mighty deep doth hold
In the hollow of Thy hand,
By thy slightest word controlled;
Who the stormy winds dost curb,
Rushing on their midnight path,
And the reeling vessel save
From the tempest of their wrath;
Rushing on their midnight path,
And the reeling vessel save
From the tempest of their wrath;
Thou from shipwreck and despair
Didst our souls in safety set,
When all human help was vain,
May we ne'er thy love forget;
Didst our souls in safety set,
When all human help was vain,
May we ne'er thy love forget;
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Ne'er the tender mercy grieve
That upheld us when we prayed,
Nor the sacred promise break
That in danger's hour we made.
That upheld us when we prayed,
Nor the sacred promise break
That in danger's hour we made.
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