A47611:1831
Spiritual melody
Spiritual melody, containing near three hundred sacred hymns. By Benjamin Keach, author of Trhopolgia, pastor of the Church of Christ meeting on Horsly-down, Southwark
London: printed for John Hancock, 1691
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Second Part.
1 Lord, still the Seas, alas, they swell, And very tempestuous are; Our Compass is thy Holy Word, By that 'tis we must steer.
2 Lord, thou hast power o'er the Seas, Let us not calmed be; And when the Waves do roar and swell, Let's cast our Hope in thee.,
2 Lord, thou hast power o're the Seas, Let us not calmed be; And when the Waves do roar and swell, Let's cast our Hope in thee.,
3 Which like an Anchor doth take hold With that within the Veil; And if right cast, we may be bold, Our courage shall not fail.
4 We for our Anchor have a Rock That is most firm and sure, And thou wilt us, Lord, ne'er deceive, But will our Souls secure.