In travail, pain, grief, joy, the wave
Slumbers nor sleeps the earth to save—
This word the blissful God He gave,
Ere yesterday in Palestine
Love's flagon poured the ruddy wine,
Life of the universal Vine.
V.
The tameless tides, unresting, seethe;
I rest me, for He works beneath;
Peace! peace! the toiling waters breathe.
Peace, healing peace, in murmuring main,
In brooding sky fanned by lone crane!
The sunbeams bicker in the Lane—
Peace on the lighter's falling sail!
Peace on the ships that breast the gale!
And peace in human hearts that fail!
[THE STORMY PETREL.]
Fair hero, brave hero of sea—
The sea in its darkness of wrath!
I run down the breaker with thee,
I mount the next in its path.