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Lord of the Ocean
Verse 1
Lord of the ocean vast and deep,
With sovereign power Thy children keep;
Thy glorious sun that reigns on high
Is rivaled by Thy watchful eye.
With sovereign power Thy children keep;
Thy glorious sun that reigns on high
Is rivaled by Thy watchful eye.
Verse 2
Lord of the storm, supreme in power,
Send forth Thy light in earth's dark hour;
As flashing lightning speeds through space,
Advance Thy truth o'er all our race.
Send forth Thy light in earth's dark hour;
As flashing lightning speeds through space,
Advance Thy truth o'er all our race.
Verse 3
Lord of the bounds of east and west,
Speed on Thy great millennial rest
Till saints of every age and clime
Behold Thy glorious form divine.
Speed on Thy great millennial rest
Till saints of every age and clime
Behold Thy glorious form divine.
Verse 4
O Sovereign Lord, omniscient, reign
Supreme o'er all Thy vast domain;
Let universal voices sing
Earth's loveliest anthem to her King.
Supreme o'er all Thy vast domain;
Let universal voices sing
Earth's loveliest anthem to her King.
Campbell's hymn praises God as Lord of creation and human experience.