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Text:Departing Missionaries

1068. Departing Missionaries

1 Roll on, thou mighty ocean;
And, as thy billows flow,
Bear messengers of mercy
To every land below.
Arise, ye gales, and waft them
Safe to the destined shore;
That man may sit in darkness,
And death's black shade no more.

2 O thou eternal Ruler,
Who holdest in thine arm
The tempests of the ocean,
Protect them from all harm!
Thy presence, Lord, be with them,
Wherever they may be:
Though far from us, who love them,
Still let them be with thee.

Text Information
First Line: Roll on, thou mighty ocean
Title: Departing Missionaries
Language: English
Publication Date: 1884
Topic: Church: Missions of; Church: Work of; Missions (1 more...)
Notes: Public Domain
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