THE HUNGRY SEA
Down to the sea, the hungry sea, O the sea is hungry ever! Seeking food for the bairns and me, Seeking food in the hungry sea; O the sea is hungry ever!
My man and my lad—their bones are white, O the sea is hungry ever! Into the maw of the grim black night, Their hearts were bold and their faces bright; O the sea is hungry ever!
The sun was red and the clouds were black, O the sea is hungry ever! And the sky was heavy with flying wrack, When forth they fared,—and they came not back; O the sea is hungry ever!
Forth they fared and they came not back, O the sea is hungry ever! O, I fear the sea, and I hate the sea, That took my man and my lad from me; O the sea is hungry ever!
WE THANK THEE, LORD
We thank Thee, Lord,
That of Thy tender grace,
In our distress
Thou hast not left us wholly comfortless.
We thank Thee, Lord,
That of Thy wondrous might,
Into our night
Thou hast sent down the glory of the Light.
We thank Thee, Lord,
That all Thy wondrous ways,
Through all our days,
Are Wisdom, Right, and Ceaseless Tenderness.