Tuesday, September 13, 2011

THE TEMPEST

A LITTLE SHIP
WAS ON THE SEA-
IT WAS A PRETTY SIGHT;
IT SAILED ALONG SO PLEASANTLY
AND ALL WAS CALM AND BRIGHT
*
WHEN, THEN--A STORM BEGAN TO RISE,
THE WIND GREW LOAD AND STRONG;
IT BLEW THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE SKIES
IT BLEW THE WAVES ALONG.
*
AND ALL BUT ONE WERE SO AFRAID
OF SINKING IN THE DEEP;
HIS HEAD WAS ON A PILLOW LAID
AND HE WAS FAST ASLEEP
*
MASTER, WE PARISH!  MASTER, SAVE!
THEY CRIED--AND THEIR MASTER HEARD:
He ROSE--REBUKED THE WIND AND WAVE,
AND STILLED THEM WITH A WORD.
*
HE..TO THE STORM DOES SAYS 
"PEACE; BE STILL!"
 THE RAGING BILLOWS CEASE;
THE WIND OBEYS HIS WILL
AND ALL ARE HUSHED  IN PEACE.
*
WELL WE KNOW,  IT WAS THE LORD
OUR SAVIOR AND OUR FRIEND,
WHOSE CARE OF THOSE
WHO TRUST HIS WORD
WILL NEVER--NEVER END.
*
D.A.T.

As this has been a busy day and I tried to make all my activities in one trip in order to save on gas: this is all you get.

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