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THE SHIP IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The waters were thy path
Last Line: The ship is at the shore.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


The waters were Thy path;
Thy way was on the sea:
Who in that night could trace Thy steps?
Who solve the mystery?

Some at Capernaum asked,
"When and how cam'st Thou here?"
In vain they tried to find the track
By which Thou didst appear.

But Thy disciples, Lord,
Did gladly Thee receive;
And then the ship was at the shore:
They pry not, but believe.

Lord, in Thy sacraments
Thou walkest on the sea;
Let us not ask, "How dost Thou come?"
But gladly welcome Thee.

Then will the winds be hushed,
The waves no longer roar;
When Christ is with us in the ship,
The ship is at the shore.





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