Hymn
Eternal Father! strong to save
- Writer
- William Whiting
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8.8.8
- Season
- Remembrance Hymns, Patriotic Hymns
Eternal Father! strong to save,
Whose arm doth bind the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
O Saviour! whose almighty word
The winds and waves submissive heard,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage did sleep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
O Sacred Spirit! who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
Who bad'st its angry tumults cease,
And gavest light, and life, and peace:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
O Trinity of love and power!
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
And ever let there rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
Eternal Father! strong to save — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/eternal-father-strong-to-save
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Eternal Father! strong to save?
The words of Eternal Father! strong to save were written by William Whiting; the version here was published in 1917.
Is Eternal Father! strong to save public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Eternal Father! strong to save?
Eternal Father! strong to save is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done, When Gathering Clouds and God of the Gentiles.