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Eternal Father, Strong to Save – Christian Navy Hymn with lyrics / Hymn to the Sea / Choir

Words: Will­iam Whit­ing, 1860. He wrote the lyr­ics as a po­em for a stu­dent about to sail for Amer­i­ca. Music: Melita, John B. Dykes, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861. Dykes fit­ting­ly named the tune af­ter a lo­cale as­so­ci­at­ed with … Continue reading

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Eternal Father, Strong to Save – Christian Navy Hymn with lyrics Hymn to the Sea / Choir

Words: William Whiting, 1860. He wrote the lyrics as a poem for a student about to sail for America. Music: Melita, John B. Dykes, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861. Dykes fit­ting­ly named the tune af­ter a lo­cale associated with … Continue reading

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Eternal Father, Strong to Save – Christian Navy Hymn with lyrics Hymn to the Sea / Choir

Eternal Father, Strong to Save – Christian Navy Hymn with lyrics Hymn to the Sea / Choir Words: William Whiting, 1860. He wrote the lyrics as a po­em for a stu­dent about to sail for America. Music: Melita, John B. … Continue reading

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