Prayer at the Start of a Voyage, A

DESCRIPTION: "God keep these cheery mariners And temper all the gales That sweep against the rocky coast To their storm-shattered sails, And men on shore will bless the ship That could so guided be Safe in the hollow of his hand To brave the mighty sea."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1854 (Journal from the Rebecca Sims)
KEYWORDS: ship travel religious
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Huntington-SongsTheWhalemenSang, p. 7, "A Prayer at the Start of a Voyage" (1 text)
Tod-WhalingInSouthernWaters, p. 130, "A Prayer at the Start of a Voyage" (1 text)
File: TWSS130A

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