Wood, William (William Charles Henry), 1864-1947 / 2008-07-25 00:00:00

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THE SEA IS HIS

_Thy way is in the sea, and
Thy path in the great waters,
and Thy footsteps are not known.
--Psalm LXXVII. v. 19._

The Sea is His: He made it,
Black gulf and sunlit shoal
From barriered bight to where the long
Leagues of Atlantic roll:
Small strait and ceaseless ocean
He bade each one to be:
The Sea is His: He made it--
And England keeps it free.
By pain and stress and striving
Beyond the nations' ken,
By vigils stern when others slept,
By lives of many men;
Through nights of storm, through dawnings
Blacker than midnights be--
This sea that God created,
England has kept it free.
Count me the splendid captains
Who sailed with courage high
To chart the perilous ways unknown--
Tell me where these men lie!
To light a path for ships to come
They moored at Dead Man's quay;
The Sea is God's--He made it,
And these men made it free.
Oh little land of England,
Oh mother of hearts too brave,
Men say this trust shall pass from thee
Who guardest Nelson's grave.
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