The sun was red and the clouds were black,
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
And the sky was heavy with flying wrack,
When forth they fared,--and they came not back;
_O the sea is hungry ever_!


Forth they fared and they came not back,
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
O, I fear the sea, and I hate the sea,
That took my man and my lad from me;
_O the sea is hungry ever_!




WE THANK THEE, LORD


We thank Thee, Lord,
That of Thy tender grace,
In our distress
Thou hast not left us wholly comfortless.

We thank Thee, Lord,
That of Thy wondrous might,
Into our night
Thou hast sent down the glory of the Light.