X: 1 T:For Those In Peril On The Sea O:Academy Hymn C:Reverand William Whiting, 1860 N:This hymn was written in 1860 by the Reverend William Whiting, N:clergyman of the Church of England, after he had come hrough a N:terrible storm in the Mediterranean Sea. Every service at the N:Naval Academy is closed with the first stanza of the hymn, the N:entire congregation kneeling or seated with bowed heads. From N:the Academy the custom has spread to many ships of the Fleet. M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=60 K:D |D w:1~E- w:2~O w:3~Most w:4~O |"D"[D3/2F3/2] [D/2F/2] [FA] [FA]|"G"[GB] [GB] "D"!Fermata![FA] A w:ter-nal Fa-ther, strong to save, Whose w:Christ! Whose voice the wa-ters heard, And w:Ho-ly Spir-it! Who didst brood, Up- w:Trin-i-ty of love and power! Our |"Bm"d e "A"[Ac] A|"A"[EA] "E7"[E^G] "A"!Fermata![EA] [CE] w:arm hath bound the rest-less wave, Who w:hushed their rag-ing at Thy word, Who w:on the Cha-os dark and rude, And w:breth-ren shield in dan-ger's hour; From |"A7"[E3/2G3/2] [E/2G/2] "D"[DF] [DF]|"B7"[F3/2A3/2] [F/2A/2] "E"[E^G] [^Gc] w:bidd'st the might-y o-cean deep Its w:walk-ed'st on the foam-ing deep, And w:bid its an-gry tum-ult cease, And w:rock and temp-est, fire and foe, Pro- |"F#m"A ^G "F#m"F B|"C#m"[FA] [^E^G] "F#m"!Fermata!F [CF] w:own ap-point-ed lim-its keep; Oh, w:calm a-midst its rage didst sleep; Oh, w:give, for wild con-fu-sion, peace; Oh, w:tect them where-so-e'er they go; Thus |"D7"[=C3/2F3/2] [=C/2F/2] "G"[B,G] [DG]|"E"[D3/2^G3/2] [D/2^G/2] "A"!Fermata![CA] "A7"A w:hear us when we cry to Thee, For w:hear us when we cry to Thee, For w:hear us when we cry to Thee, For w:ev-er-more shall rise to Thee, Glad |"D"[FA] "G#dim"[EB] "D"[FA] [DF]|"A7"[C3/2E3/2] D/2 "D"D-|D2|"G"[D2G2] "D"[D2F2]|| w:those in per-il on the sea,_ A-men. w:those in per-il on the sea,_ w:those in per-il on the sea,_ w:hymns of praise from land and sea._