Wesley Corpus

A Hymn, to Be Sung at Sea Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), Part I Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- A Hymn, to Be Sung at Sea. Lord of the wide-extended main, Whose power the winds and seas controuls, Whose hand doth earth and heaven sustain, Whose Spirit leads believing souls; For thee we leave our native shore, (We, whom thy love delights to keep) In other worlds, thy works explore, And see thy wonders in the deep. ’Tis here thy unknown paths we trace, Which dark to human eyes appear, While through the mighty waves we pass, Faith only sees that God is here. Throughout the deep thy footsteps shine, We own thy way is in the sea, O’er-aw’d by majesty divine, And lost in thy immensity! Thy wisdom here we learn t’ adore, Thy everlasting truth we prove, Amazing heights of boundless power, Unfathomable depths of love.