Back in 1968 onboard the USS Ingraham, 300 miles off the coast of France we were in 100 foot seas and taking heavy rolls. Worst roll was 58 degrees (ship will roll over at 62 degrees). God was was with us. Love this video and our hymn. Tears in my eyes. God bless all my fellow shipmates and all of my brothers who served ; love you.
I was the Commanding Officer of the Ingraham Sea Cadet Division at the Pomona Naval Reserve Center. Thank you for your service on the Ing and for sharing your story. Salute.
to anyone interested: the ship in question is the Latouche Treville destroyer of the French Navy. She was decommisioned 11 months ago, on July 1, 2022.
I was an infantryman for 7 years, dug a lot of holes and marched thousands of miles. I have the utmost respect for those crazy sailors who brave this insane weather. God bless you all.
As a Captain of two U.S. Navy warships between 1986-1995 I went through eight typhoons in the Pacific. This brought back so many memories of seas l experienced for days and days on end. The relative calm at the end of this short video was a welcome relief knowing that the storm had passed.
Dallas-- Mike West here, fellow SWO, YG '71. I remember you well from the Pentagon, late '80s, early '90's. Seemed like you were the EA to just about every Big Wheel on the entire E-ring! Hope all is well with you...we're now in Ponte Vedra, 25 miles S of Jax...loving the Florida life...
Hey Mike! Good to hear from you and good to know you’re enjoying the good life. Still up here near the Pentagon in Vienna. Should have my head examined.
Can't argue with your logic. BTW, your 05 command tour DCA, Henry Smith, was my 05 command tour ops ofcr. Henry was a superb young officer...you trained him well...thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@dallasbethea
For my boyhood friend James. James was a sailor addicted to alcohol, his father was a, wino... Jesus came and delivered them both. Saved and freed! Praises, to the Lamb of God.
Hello, exact, la dernière frégate F70 en service jusqu'en 2022....filmée ici au large de Brest par un super frelon, seul à pouvoir voler par un temps pareil....
Both my mother and father served in the US Navy. My mom passed in September 2020 and she played this at her funeral. I had no idea she had chosen it and when I heard it I could not hold back the tears. Both my parents believed in service to our country, I miss them both.
"They that go down to the sea in ships and do business upon the great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep." (Psalm 107.23-24)
Psalm 107: 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
My mother passed a few months back. I picked up a notepad i'd stashed away on my bookshelf to write some notes, it didn't twig that it was from her house when we arranged her affairs. Flipped to the first page and there in my Mum's shaky handwriting, she'd written "DAD. Eternal Father Strong to Save. I am Sailing Rod Stewart. You'll Never Walk Alone." The three songs we played at Grandad's funeral. He was a stoker in WW2, merchant seaman, then dredge operator. I came here to listen to the hymn one more time and reminisce about my Grandad, Grandma, Mum and Dad, who I hope with all my heart are together somewhere nice, sitting around and enjoying a hot cuppa and a biscuit, looking down and saying 'it's ok our son....we'll see you soon, but not too soon hey'.
Played at my grandfather's (boy seaman RN 1914 - 1918 and 1940-1944) and my father's (RM 1946-68) funerals. Still brings a lump to the throat, along with Sunset.
I asked a local radio station to play this when my wife, Ella died on 8 Jan 1994. She was an ex- Navy WAVE. When I was in high school we used to sing this hymn at the end of the church service in the Navy chapel in Newport, RI. Thank you for posting this.
Having served on a destroyer and other US NAVY vessels through a hurricane and other storms, the sound of the wind singing its bass note mixed with the percussion of the hull pounding against the sea, especially in the darkness of night for days on end, was the true musical experience in this video. The hymn itself I came to love as we midshipmen sang it at the closing of mass in the US Naval Academy chapel each Sunday over our four years. Like the rhythms and pulse of the sea, that hymn goes into one's soul to a place beyond words.
Have watched this video, without the song, many times and I cried. In the North Atlantic, back in the winter of 61/62, I leaned against mount 54, facing aft, as "she" climbed up one wave and slid down the next. I felt her. She was alive. She shuddered climbing those waves. I never knew what the front end of the ship was going through. That's what shakes me up. Now that video plus the song makes the whole experience all the more powerful. Two thumbs up to all who posted comments. We are all brothers.
Morry I know where you are coming from. Was in the Brit part of STANAVFORLANT a couple of times. Had winter in the Arctic circle, steam hosed ice off the fo'c'sle, shit myself as the bows didn't seem to want to come up, lost a mate who washed over never to be seen again, worked long hours for peanuts, never been more tired in mylife....and wouldn't swap the memory for anything. I can tell you though this is a French frigate/corvette Latouche-Trévilleand it's the Bay of Biscay she's crossing. Those north Atlantic rollers you remember mate, were bigger and had a much wider trough to trough distance. These are just pussies in the bay of Biscay....
in action or in spirit. i get chills watching her catch air. and the fine folks who serve within her. they can handle this, they can handle anything, GOD bless you all.
No religious man, but I love this song. I also love these variations: Lord God, our power evermore Whose arm doth reach the ocean floor Dive with our men beneath the sea Traverse the depths protectively O hear us when we pray, and keep them safe from peril in the deep. Lord, guard and guide the men who fly Through the great spaces in the sky Be with them always, in the air In darkening storms and sunlight fair. Oh hear us when we lift our prayer For those in peril in the air. Eternal Father, King of birth, Who didst create the heaven and earth, And bid the planets and the sun Their own appointed orbits run; O hear us when we seek thy grace For those who soar through outer space.
Served on the USS Cambria (APA-36)... 1967-1970 We were doing a winter crossing in the Atlantic to the Med., and one day the sea was so smooth, and reflected the sky just like a mirror. The Chief told me that this was the quiet before the storm, and lo, and behold, the next day we hit a storm just like this one. Our ship was the same class as the APA in the movie "Away All Boats" with Jeff Chandler, and wouldn't you know it, the Mess Deck was waxed, and when the storm hit, we all fell on the deck, sliding back, and forth trying to get a grip on anything that could support us. The trays, and ceramic coffee cups were all over the place just like in the movie, and all the Marines, about 2,000 of them, were all seasick, and I will leave it at that... What a mess, and they cleaned it. The deck was the bulkhead, and we rolled into the red zone a few times where the Captain's face turned red, and we just looked at one another wondering if we were going to stay afloat. But the next day, the weather improved, and we managed to get some food, and drink inside us, and did some heavy duty praying that night, and I would do it all over again... It was such a rush !!! :)
@B T A Tsunami in deep water isn't particularly dangerous... they're only really impressive when they hit the shelf and rise up. A Typhoon is no more dangerous than a Hurricane or Cyclone... they are all the same thing, they only have different names because of where they occur. The North Sea, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Eastern Med are all considered more dangerous than either the Pacific or Atlantic
In honor of my friend, brother and shipmate, Kevin M. Collins. Your service to your country on the USS Constellation (CV-64), then again, in the line of duty as a police officer at SDPD was commendable, honorable and made a difference that can not be measured. Your life, light and sense of humor made a difference in many who loved you. Life gave you plenty of rough seas, but your are at peace now my friend. Fair winds and following seas. 1/29/65 - 11/14/22.
To every brave sailor and mariner, I solemnly salute you. And may god be with those who gave their lives to the sea. When you’re on the ocean, you’re completely in the hands of our lord.
I served on two aircraft carriers over the course of my 20 years in the US Navy. Granted, a flat top doesn't move like a small boy. But I left a few boot prints on the bulkheads of both ships. This hymn always puts a lump in my throat. Fair wind and following seas to all of my maritime brothers and sisters, military and civilian no matter what nation's flag you fly.
I have years of Christianity behind me yet have only lately come to know and love Him with a passion. This hymn fills me with amazing emotions. There is such dignity and reverence for Him in words and music, unlike the rock styles etc of today. What made me cry is that Jesus and the Father and Holy spirit still love every human being so much that they accept us in every time and culture just as we are.
This took me back to when I was on the Royal Yacht Britannia.We were due to sail the next day with the Queen and Duke onboard from Wellington across Cook Straight.Locals told us we would not be sailing the next day because of the very bad weather.We did sail and headed out into similar weather as you saw in the video,a day I will never forget.The whole of the forecastle at times was flooded with sea and could not escape off the deck and made it vibrate with the weight of the sea.One of the crew from our NZ escort ship was washed overboard and died. Pete Law x Royal Marines Band
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. Today, I attended the funeral of my beloved mother's cousin, who served 20 years in the US Navy. This was played at the end of the service. Thank you for your service, Rayford.
My dad was a member of the Navy Submarine Service. He would say that when a typhoon arose the sub could dive. Others in the Merchant Marines or on Aircraft Carriers were not as fortunate and would have to ride of the storm. This video demonstrates just how angry the ocean can get. The hymn "Eternal Father Strong to Save" is so fitting.
The ocean can be a cruel mistress I thank God for the people who go out there every day whether to transport our goods, catch our fish or defend our freedom.
Makes me cry tears. Especially thinking of those lost. I rode waves like this in USCG and a 210-ton trawler in the north pacific out of alaska. You just can't know the ocean till you've ridden her. And you can't know God till you've felt your life literally in His hands.
I served aboard USS Wren DD568 in early60's......and visit this video and hymn occaisionally to relive experience of plowing thru seas like this, and of course, the beautiful Eternal Father.
@@morrishill3355 Thank you for the reply. Dad was already out of the navy and back in NC starting his family when you were stationed there. He loved his time in the navy!
As a US Navy veteran who deployed on a destroyer, I can't help but burst into tears when I think about the fact that in the USS Fitzgerald collision, sailors who slept in the same berthing compartment as I did (berthing #2) died as they struggled for their lives to escape, several being unable to escape in time and drowning to death in the dark ocean water rushing in through the tear in the side of the ship in a violent torrent. Perhaps the only reason my ship didn't end up colliding with another, despite similar widespread disregard for the critical importance of sleep and training at times, was that my ship was newer, with equipment less likely to break down. I remember the names of the sailors who help similar watch stations to those involved in the lead up to the collision (lee helm, after steering, CCS watchstanders), knowing full well that our counterparts, who sacrificed their time and lives away from their lives and families at home, would pay the ultimate price for an ultimately preventable tragedy.
A most moving hymn and a most powerful video. To all my Brothers and Sisters who wear our Navy's uniform, may the Lord Almighty keep you safe and bring you all home.
I did not serve in the Navy, but worked in maritime pursuits as a Bering Sea fisherman. Everyone who has been to sea owns a part of this song. Beautiful video, and that's quite a sea-state. Thank You.
RIP Arthur Field (RN) who served in WW2 in the Pipe Line Under The Sea Operation during the Invasion of France. He came back and lived to the age of 94. This was his favourite hymn and was played at this funeral.
It's quite amazing to behold the contrast of the ship and the rough sea. The turbulent ocean amazes me and strikes me with fear at the same time. And, seeing a steel vessel created by the ingenuity of man take on that violence and cut right through it boggles the mind. It's as if it shouldn't be; yet it is. It causes many thoughts to course through my mind. The laws of physics God has set into place, and the manner in which they display themselves within the observable universe are just awesome (inspiring great imagination).
When I was in basic training in Bainbridge MD we had an unofficial verse, oh mighty power protect the WAVES whose efforts aid this land to save...inspire their lives so they may be examples fair for those at sea.
Been there, done that. Once you're in it you're in God's hands. I took SS-242 through Typhoon Cora in 1966*. It was a what was then called a "Super Typhoon." The seas were tumultuous. Couldn't measure the wind velocity but on Miyako Jima -- about 30 miles from where we were -- the anemometer cups at the Japanese weather station blew away at 165 knots on the graphic recorder. We rolled up the most enormous wave I've ever seen -- passing 45 degrees to starboard. I thought we were done for, but God wouldn't let it happen. We staggered upright as it passed us, came down the backside and rode out "regular" 35-40 degree rolls for the rest of the day. I calculated (roughly) that this one wave was 120-130 feet from crest to trough. Next day the ocean was a slick as glass. Don't tell me there's no God. The Eternal Father watched over us that terrible October day. * I know … Why didn't I submerge, go deep and ride it out there? For a very good reason --- the battery, a diesel-electric submarine's sine qua non. It has to be charged. While you're deep you get out of the storm, but you have no idea what's happening above you. Eventually you have to come up to get air so you can run the diesels to charge the battery. Snorkeling in heavy seas is almost as bad as being on the surface and in a lot of ways worse. -- and you have virtually no transverse righting arm. The best bet is to stay surfaced. I did and we made it.
Memories of a better time. I tear up every time I hear OUR Hymn.Fair Winds and Following Seas to all my Shipmates, Past, Present, and Future!!!BMCS, Ret.
THIS SHOWS THE ELEMENT BETWEEN NATURE AND MAN. THE WILLINGNESS TO RISK ALL FOR GOD AND COUNTRY. THIS MEMORIAL DAY PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO REMEMBER ALL THAT HAVE GIVEN ALL.......GOD BLESS
There are no atheists on the waves...might pray to diverse gods....but like the men on the ship that bore Jonah...they prayed to gods, and then believed in GOD, the ETERNAL FATHER!
Well, that's odd because I was on an oilfield workboat in the Gulf of Mexico in 1977 during Hurricane Anita. Nature's own roller coaster. Huge waves. I was an atheist then and I'm an atheist now.
LOL!! I have found that there are few atheists in foxholes, or deathbeds. I imagine that their might been a few moments there before you got rescued that you were praying to all the gods, or God, to save your atheist behind! The Gulf of Mexico ain't shit to compare to what the North Atlantic or the typhoons in the West Pacific can dole out just casually....PU-Lease!
@@impalamama7302 Not quite. How do you know your god is the 'real one'? Christianity is the youngest of all the main religions. St. Paul, whilst travelling, gleaned lots of bits and pieces from older religions, cobbled them all together and called it Christianity. If travelling around and about in rural England, check local churches. You will often find 'The Green Man' as part of the knocker on the church door. Even if you don't see him there, his image will, undoubtedly, be close by.
This is for all the sailors around the world, for those who been there done that, and for all loved one all we leave behind every time to face the Almighty and his mighty ocean. Pray for sailor and his/her family.
@@solrosenberg3803 I'm afraid not. RN corvettes, even minesweepers and armed trawlers, were pressed into service on the Arctic convoys. A total of 11 corvettes were assigned to the ill-fated PQ17, for example.
@@solrosenberg3803 Those little corvettes certainly did convoy duty in North Atlantic. They weren't very big but, what they lacked in size, they more than made up for with sheer ' British Sheer Bloody-Mindedness!! Mindedness'.
ATTENTION-To All Servicemen - Lt.Commander Matt Keene-service of 30 years in the United States Navy-On August the 1,2016,passed away and is now at peace in the arms of the lord.May he rest in peace.Salute.
Thank-you Matthew Keen for his service and to all to those who have and are serving now for their service And Please God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit comfort Capt. Keen's family and the families who's loved ones who have fallen serving Our country Holy Father in the name of your Son Jesus I pray Amen.
This version makes me think of my RN , dad and his strength and courage, to pick up his life again... against all odds, after serving a lifetime in 5 years on ships like this one.
That brought back a LOT of memories. I went through something like 14 typhoons while I was serving on the USS Stoddard DD-566 on active duty between 1966 and 1969, then on the USS Hollister DD-788 and USS Ingersoll DD-990 in the Reserves between 1975 and 1982.
As a retired officers of the SA Navy this reminds me of the "roaring fourtees" along the South African coast. A magnificent rendition of the Naval Hymn.
Thank you for posting. I enjoyed this ride with 37 months sea duty aboard the Gearing class destroyer, USS McKean (DD-784)... Tonkin Gulf and South China Sea 1968 & 70.
Well....safe to say that video got me. Not afraid to admit I shed a tear. I have the utmost respect for anybody who sails our dangerous seas, men and women of all countries, all navies, merchant navies, commercial, fishing, lifeboats and coast guards. They respect the sea, one of the most powerful elemental forces on earth and they should always be in our minds. Hearing 'Eternal Father' always makes me remember Roy & Jack, my great uncles who served in the Royal Navy in WW2. I will never forget them.
I just couldn't even imagine the POV from the Captain on the Bridge, and what he's seeing, during seas like that.. veins of ICE!.. nothing but respect for the gentlemen that take care of business no matter!
joe s you are absolutely right. Without French naval power Cornwallis wouldn’t have been bottled up in Yorktown. When Cornwallis’ second in command tried to surrender to the French commander, he directed the Brit to surrender to George Washington, as he was the one who made the British position untenable by the Continental Army attacks overrunning the British positions. Vive la France!
Have you searched for "Eternal Father, The Naval Hymn in Crimson Tide" It too I believe is by Hans Zimmer but the recording has a sound that is more swelling and more magnificent, with an even fuller and deeper amen. Seems to come from the clouds themselves.
+Vicki Erickson Me too! I was 7, and never knew this song was a Navy song until i searched it out tonight. I relive the whole sad, long weekend whenever i hear this. It's interesting to read that someone else has this same association with it. I cry every time i hear it and think of JFK.
I suppose you know that JFK was a naval hero of WW II. When his patrol torpedo boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer, he swam for miles with a wounded crew member on his back, before he and the other survivors of his boat were rescued.
"Eternal FATHER Strong to Save...." It give me Gus Bums every time I hear it. Thank you Hanz Zimmer for making it heavenly. The Movie is also my all time favorite.
While I love all the armed forces of our Nation, I have a special love for our U.S. Navy, that supports our interests around the world and keeps the shipping lanes of the world open to all. This video is a small reminder of the sailor's sacrifice every day of the year....A wonderful prayer...The Naval Hymn...
Incredible! Brilliant photography of the sea, the waves and the ship. God bless all who sailed through that storm. The lovely hymn so beautifully sung and the Amen at the end of the verse. Thank you. From Daniel - age 17.
Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea. O Christ, Whose voice the waters heard And hushed their raging at Thy word, Who walkedst on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep; O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea. Most Holy Spirit, Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give, for wild confusion, peace; O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! O Trinity of love and power, Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. Amen.
You know in the old wooden sailing ships days they looked forward to days like this -- with experience to guide them, those oak planks sailed up and down the waves like corks -- and I think this one takes to these seas almost like she's enjoying it! I wonder who the skipper is.
@@Ostricht199 no the ship was in need of serious repair, and most of the steel reinforcing plates in the stern had been removed. The whole ship had no business being on water that night. She was taking on water and Captain Mcsorley radioed in:WE'RE HOLDING OUR OWN. At 8:30pm the Radio went silent. It was pure fucking ignorince that led to that tragedy. Just like it is all the time.
After watching this small ship tossed around but still float is to me a miracle, and to think when I was young I wanted to join the Navy, thank goodness this land lover joined the Air Force instead.
Thank you for your service.... and thanks again for playing music for all our soldiers and sailors who unquestionably found great inspiration in this touching Hymn. God Bless :)
This particular hymn was also used near the end of the film "The Perfect Storm", if I remember correctly. I was living near the coast in northern Massachusetts (just a little west of Gloucester) when the "Perfect Storm" actually occurred. Being from Kansas, I am certainly familiar with both tornadoes and microbursts. But hurricanes beget tornadoes. The wind was impressive. It is the first time I had actually experienced "horizontal rain". Even inland, it was extremely difficult to stand up in the wind (I happened to be out that night, as I was just returning home from seeing the girl I was dating at the time).
Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidst the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O, hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea!
Singing this in church growing up, I never really connected with it. Now, knowing that our Navy uses it to represent them, I have a new respect and appreciation for the song and I get excited when we sing it in church. Amazing.
I came back to the UK wat back in a force 8, it was amazing seeing the ship behind up disappear in a trough in the wave then break over the top, goose bumps all over.
This video makes me understand, much more better, the correlation between this hymn, the sea, and the human element. Now it all makes perfect sense; thanks so much.
Please pray for my father, a Navy veteran, recovering from a brain injury with an uncertain prognosis.
I hope your father is doing well, friend.
@@alistird.5338 Many thanks. Things are looking up.
@@MIL-STD Glad to hear it. I’ll keep him in my prayers bro.
@@alistird.5338 That means a lot friend.
You got it MIL! On its way from one vet to another.
Back in 1968 onboard the USS Ingraham, 300 miles off the coast of France we were in 100 foot seas and taking heavy rolls. Worst roll was 58 degrees (ship will roll over at 62 degrees). God was was with us. Love this video and our hymn. Tears in my eyes. God bless all my fellow shipmates and all of my brothers who served ; love you.
My record was 53 degrees on a Garcia class frigate in 1987.
There are no atheists in foxholes.
Or small ships in heavy seas 🌊
Stop stealing british culture😢
I was the Commanding Officer of the Ingraham Sea Cadet Division at the Pomona Naval Reserve Center. Thank you for your service on the Ing and for sharing your story. Salute.
God bless all you Tin Can Sailors!
to anyone interested: the ship in question is the Latouche Treville destroyer of the French Navy. She was decommisioned 11 months ago, on July 1, 2022.
I was an infantryman for 7 years, dug a lot of holes and marched thousands of miles.
I have the utmost respect for those crazy sailors who brave this insane weather.
God bless you all.
As a Captain of two U.S. Navy warships between 1986-1995 I went through eight typhoons in the Pacific. This brought back so many memories of seas l experienced for days and days on end. The relative calm at the end of this short video was a welcome relief knowing that the storm had passed.
@TwoGuns51 Thank you for your service, Captain 🚢
Dallas-- Mike West here, fellow SWO, YG '71. I remember you well from the Pentagon, late '80s, early '90's. Seemed like you were the EA to just about every Big Wheel on the entire E-ring! Hope all is well with you...we're now in Ponte Vedra, 25 miles S of Jax...loving the Florida life...
Hey Mike! Good to hear from you and good to know you’re enjoying the good life. Still up here near the Pentagon in Vienna. Should have my head examined.
Can't argue with your logic. BTW, your 05 command tour DCA, Henry Smith, was my 05 command tour ops ofcr. Henry was a superb young officer...you trained him well...thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@dallasbethea
I know what you mean! We used to chase typhoons on the BWood.
For my boyhood friend James. James was a sailor addicted to alcohol, his father was a, wino...
Jesus came and delivered them both. Saved and freed! Praises, to the Lamb of God.
For those interested, the name of the ship in this video is the French warship Latouche Tréville.
Hello, exact, la dernière frégate F70 en service jusqu'en 2022....filmée ici au large de Brest par un super frelon, seul à pouvoir voler par un temps pareil....
Both my mother and father served in the US Navy. My mom passed in September 2020 and she played this at her funeral. I had no idea she had chosen it and when I heard it I could not hold back the tears. Both my parents believed in service to our country, I miss them both.
My father served in the Royal Navy in WW2; his father had served in WW1. Thank you to all that have served, including your parents 🙏
Our great God is magnified and honored when those brave men put his trust on Him to lead them to safety.
Served aboard LPH-3 USS Okinawa as an embarked Marine, went through some crazy waves in the South China Sea........hats off to my Navy Brother's
"They that go down to the sea in ships and do business upon the great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep." (Psalm 107.23-24)
absolutely. . .
Beautiful! God bless our nation and all who serve in her defense.
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Amen. o7
Psalm 107:
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
My mother passed a few months back. I picked up a notepad i'd stashed away on my bookshelf to write some notes, it didn't twig that it was from her house when we arranged her affairs. Flipped to the first page and there in my Mum's shaky handwriting, she'd written "DAD. Eternal Father Strong to Save. I am Sailing Rod Stewart. You'll Never Walk Alone." The three songs we played at Grandad's funeral. He was a stoker in WW2, merchant seaman, then dredge operator. I came here to listen to the hymn one more time and reminisce about my Grandad, Grandma, Mum and Dad, who I hope with all my heart are together somewhere nice, sitting around and enjoying a hot cuppa and a biscuit, looking down and saying 'it's ok our son....we'll see you soon, but not too soon hey'.
LATOUCHE TREVILLE in the storm ! glory has they .......... I LOVE the marines world
Played at my grandfather's (boy seaman RN 1914 - 1918 and 1940-1944) and my father's (RM 1946-68) funerals. Still brings a lump to the throat, along with Sunset.
I asked a local radio station to play this when my wife, Ella died on 8 Jan 1994. She was an ex- Navy WAVE. When I was in high school we used to sing this hymn at the end of the church service in the Navy chapel in Newport, RI. Thank you for posting this.
Having served on a destroyer and other US NAVY vessels through a hurricane and other storms, the sound of the wind singing its bass note mixed with the percussion of the hull pounding against the sea, especially in the darkness of night for days on end, was the true musical experience in this video. The hymn itself I came to love as we midshipmen sang it at the closing of mass in the US Naval Academy chapel each Sunday over our four years. Like the rhythms and pulse of the sea, that hymn goes into one's soul to a place beyond words.
I would be terrified. Thank God for the captains wisdom.
Have watched this video, without the song, many times and I cried. In the North Atlantic, back in the winter of 61/62, I leaned against mount 54, facing aft, as "she" climbed up one wave and slid down the next. I felt her. She was alive. She shuddered climbing those waves. I never knew what the front end of the ship was going through. That's what shakes me up. Now that video plus the song makes the whole experience all the more powerful. Two thumbs up to all who posted comments. We are all brothers.
Morry Vogt , Thank you for your service. Someday your story will be lost. Please record it for your children and grand children.
Morry I know where you are coming from. Was in the Brit part of STANAVFORLANT a couple of times. Had winter in the Arctic circle, steam hosed ice off the fo'c'sle, shit myself as the bows didn't seem to want to come up, lost a mate who washed over never to be seen again, worked long hours for peanuts, never been more tired in mylife....and wouldn't swap the memory for anything.
I can tell you though this is a French frigate/corvette Latouche-Trévilleand it's the Bay of Biscay she's crossing.
Those north Atlantic rollers you remember mate, were bigger and had a much wider trough to trough distance. These are just pussies in the bay of Biscay....
What a beautiful, poetic, expression of emotion, Morry.
in action or in spirit. i get chills watching her catch air. and the fine folks who serve within her. they can handle this, they can handle anything, GOD bless you all.
great video...love the navy hymn...being on a carrier, i never got tossed around that bad...I really miss the USN. USS Constellation CVA-64 74-78
In memory of the 99 United States Navy sailors who gave their lives on May 22, 1968 aboard the USS Scorpion SSN 589. "Sailors Rest Your Oars."
I remember when that happened
No religious man, but I love this song. I also love these variations:
Lord God, our power evermore
Whose arm doth reach the ocean floor
Dive with our men beneath the sea
Traverse the depths protectively
O hear us when we pray, and keep
them safe from peril in the deep.
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces in the sky
Be with them always, in the air
In darkening storms and sunlight fair.
Oh hear us when we lift our prayer
For those in peril in the air.
Eternal Father, King of birth,
Who didst create the heaven and earth,
And bid the planets and the sun
Their own appointed orbits run;
O hear us when we seek thy grace
For those who soar through outer space.
Served on the USS Cambria (APA-36)... 1967-1970
We were doing a winter crossing in the Atlantic to the Med., and one day the sea was so smooth, and reflected the sky just like a mirror. The Chief told me that this was the quiet before the storm, and lo, and behold, the next day we hit a storm just like this one. Our ship was the same class as the APA in the movie "Away All Boats" with Jeff Chandler, and wouldn't you know it, the Mess Deck was waxed, and when the storm hit, we all fell on the deck, sliding back, and forth trying to get a grip on anything that could support us. The trays, and ceramic coffee cups were all over the place just like in the movie, and all the Marines, about 2,000 of them, were all seasick, and I will leave it at that... What a mess, and they cleaned it. The deck was the bulkhead, and we rolled into the red zone a few times where the Captain's face turned red, and we just looked at one another wondering if we were going to stay afloat. But the next day, the weather improved, and we managed to get some food, and drink inside us, and did some heavy duty praying that night, and I would do it all over again... It was such a rush !!! :)
Yes, Richard, those were exciting times ... the days of our Navy youth.
+liz altieri Atlantic doesn't have squat on the Pacific. I had a CO that would CHASE sunamis and typhoons while out at sea! He made Admiral, too.
@B T
A Tsunami in deep water isn't particularly dangerous... they're only really impressive when they hit the shelf and rise up.
A Typhoon is no more dangerous than a Hurricane or Cyclone... they are all the same thing, they only have different names because of where they occur.
The North Sea, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Eastern Med are all considered more dangerous than either the Pacific or Atlantic
What a beautiful looking ship! With love from across the English Channel ❤️🇬🇧✌🏼
In honor of my friend, brother and shipmate, Kevin M. Collins. Your service to your country on the USS Constellation (CV-64), then again, in the line of duty as a police officer at SDPD was commendable, honorable and made a difference that can not be measured. Your life, light and sense of humor made a difference in many who loved you. Life gave you plenty of rough seas, but your are at peace now my friend. Fair winds and following seas. 1/29/65 - 11/14/22.
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To every brave sailor and mariner, I solemnly salute you. And may god be with those who gave their lives to the sea. When you’re on the ocean, you’re completely in the hands of our lord.
@tyleredwards5643..No, we are in the hands of those on the bridge and those in the radar room and the engineers.
I served on two aircraft carriers over the course of my 20 years in the US Navy. Granted, a flat top doesn't move like a small boy. But I left a few boot prints on the bulkheads of both ships. This hymn always puts a lump in my throat. Fair wind and following seas to all of my maritime brothers and sisters, military and civilian no matter what nation's flag you fly.
I have years of Christianity behind me yet have only lately come to know and love Him with a passion. This hymn fills me with amazing emotions. There is such dignity and reverence for Him in words and music, unlike the rock styles etc of today. What made me cry is that Jesus and the Father and Holy spirit still love every human being so much that they accept us in every time and culture just as we are.
This took me back to when I was on the Royal Yacht Britannia.We were due to sail the next day with the Queen and Duke onboard from Wellington across Cook Straight.Locals told us we would not be sailing the next day because of the very bad weather.We did sail and headed out into similar weather as you saw in the video,a day I will never forget.The whole of the forecastle at times was flooded with sea and could not escape off the deck and made it vibrate with the weight of the sea.One of the crew from our NZ escort ship was washed overboard and died.
Pete Law x Royal Marines Band
No matter how often I watch this, tears form.
"Eternal Father, strong to save, whose arm has calmed the restless wave... Oh hear us when we cry to Thee for those at peril on the sea!" Amen.
Yeah, I heard
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. Today, I attended the funeral of my beloved mother's cousin, who served 20 years in the US Navy. This was played at the end of the service. Thank you for your service, Rayford.
My dad was a member of the Navy Submarine Service. He would say that when a typhoon arose the sub could dive. Others in the Merchant Marines or on Aircraft Carriers were not as fortunate and would have to ride of the storm. This video demonstrates just how angry the ocean can get. The hymn "Eternal Father Strong to Save" is so fitting.
The ocean can be a cruel mistress I thank God for the people who go out there every day whether to transport our goods, catch our fish or defend our freedom.
I loved this song in my youth because WTVT signed off with it every night.
Makes me cry tears. Especially thinking of those lost. I rode waves like this in USCG and a 210-ton trawler in the north pacific out of alaska. You just can't know the ocean till you've ridden her. And you can't know God till you've felt your life literally in His hands.
This video and song opened the funeral for my dad. He was stationed in Norfolk VA on the destroyer USS Wren.
I served aboard USS Wren DD568 in early60's......and visit this video and hymn occaisionally to relive experience of plowing thru seas like this, and of course, the beautiful Eternal Father.
@@morrishill3355 Thank you for the reply. Dad was already out of the navy and back in NC starting his family when you were stationed there. He loved his time in the navy!
Vive le France
Nothing makes you feel more alive than bouncing around like that in a North Atlantic winter gale.
As a US Navy veteran who deployed on a destroyer, I can't help but burst into tears when I think about the fact that in the USS Fitzgerald collision, sailors who slept in the same berthing compartment as I did (berthing #2) died as they struggled for their lives to escape, several being unable to escape in time and drowning to death in the dark ocean water rushing in through the tear in the side of the ship in a violent torrent. Perhaps the only reason my ship didn't end up colliding with another, despite similar widespread disregard for the critical importance of sleep and training at times, was that my ship was newer, with equipment less likely to break down. I remember the names of the sailors who help similar watch stations to those involved in the lead up to the collision (lee helm, after steering, CCS watchstanders), knowing full well that our counterparts, who sacrificed their time and lives away from their lives and families at home, would pay the ultimate price for an ultimately preventable tragedy.
A most moving hymn and a most powerful video. To all my Brothers and Sisters who wear our Navy's uniform, may the Lord Almighty keep you safe and bring you all home.
feather merchants too squid !!!
I did not serve in the Navy, but worked in maritime pursuits as a Bering Sea fisherman. Everyone who has been to sea owns a part of this song. Beautiful video, and that's quite a sea-state. Thank You.
Thank you for this. I read this at a sailor's funeral this weekend. He lived with and died from effects of a submarine crash.
For those who died aboard the USS John S McCain, and all those lost at sea...
RIP Arthur Field (RN) who served in WW2 in the Pipe Line Under The Sea Operation during the Invasion of France. He came back and lived to the age of 94. This was his favourite hymn and was played at this funeral.
Superb! This has long been my favorite hymn. It was sung at my late wife's funeral. It will be sung, someday, at my funeral. Go Navy!
For my grandfather, who served in the Navy during the Great War. God Bless our veterans, all who serve and all who gave their lives for our freedom.
Amen
It's quite amazing to behold the contrast of the ship and the rough sea. The turbulent ocean amazes me and strikes me with fear at the same time. And, seeing a steel vessel created by the ingenuity of man take on that violence and cut right through it boggles the mind. It's as if it shouldn't be; yet it is. It causes many thoughts to course through my mind. The laws of physics God has set into place, and the manner in which they display themselves within the observable universe are just awesome (inspiring great imagination).
There are actually four verses to the hymn. The Father verse, the Christ verse, the Holy Spirit verse, the Trinity verse.
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the original four verses have been expanded to 6 and can be heard in another youtube video [search: Navy Hymn]
When I was in basic training in Bainbridge MD we had an unofficial verse, oh mighty power protect the WAVES whose efforts aid this land to save...inspire their lives so they may be examples fair for those at sea.
Been there, done that.
Once you're in it you're in God's hands. I took SS-242 through Typhoon Cora in 1966*. It was a what was then called a "Super Typhoon." The seas were tumultuous. Couldn't measure the wind velocity but on Miyako Jima -- about 30 miles from where we were -- the anemometer cups at the Japanese weather station blew away at 165 knots on the graphic recorder. We rolled up the most enormous wave I've ever seen -- passing 45 degrees to starboard. I thought we were done for, but God wouldn't let it happen. We staggered upright as it passed us, came down the backside and rode out "regular" 35-40 degree rolls for the rest of the day. I calculated (roughly) that this one wave was 120-130 feet from crest to trough.
Next day the ocean was a slick as glass.
Don't tell me there's no God. The Eternal Father watched over us that terrible October day.
* I know … Why didn't I submerge, go deep and ride it out there? For a very good reason --- the battery, a diesel-electric submarine's sine qua non. It has to be charged. While you're deep you get out of the storm, but you have no idea what's happening above you. Eventually you have to come up to get air so you can run the diesels to charge the battery. Snorkeling in heavy seas is almost as bad as being on the surface and in a lot of ways worse. -- and you have virtually no transverse righting arm. The best bet is to stay surfaced. I did and we made it.
Many thanks, for sharing a remarkable event. Wow !
Ken Colgate Thanks for your kind remarks.
navy57 Thank you so much for sharing this story. It adds meaning to the video.
Thank you for your service.
navy57 thank you for your service and yes God is..
Awe-inspiring....the ship, the ocean, the voices, the musice and the power behind it all. Goosebumps and tears.
I am 76- three tours in Nam. I didn't think it at the time but the ship was our mother and she protected us against sea and enemy.
Memories of a better time. I tear up every time I hear OUR Hymn.Fair Winds and Following Seas to all my Shipmates, Past, Present, and Future!!!BMCS, Ret.
Bill Akin you go boats! Usn 1978 1984
Likewise Chief
In memory of my dad who served, as thousands have, honorably in the United States Navy
THIS SHOWS THE ELEMENT BETWEEN NATURE AND MAN. THE WILLINGNESS TO RISK ALL FOR GOD AND COUNTRY. THIS MEMORIAL DAY PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO REMEMBER ALL THAT HAVE GIVEN ALL.......GOD BLESS
There are no atheists on the waves...might pray to diverse gods....but like the men on the ship that bore Jonah...they prayed to gods, and then believed in GOD, the ETERNAL FATHER!
Well, that's odd because I was on an oilfield workboat in the Gulf of Mexico in 1977 during Hurricane Anita. Nature's own roller coaster. Huge waves. I was an atheist then and I'm an atheist now.
LOL!! I have found that there are few atheists in foxholes, or deathbeds. I imagine that their might been a few moments there before you got rescued that you were praying to all the gods, or God, to save your atheist behind! The Gulf of Mexico ain't shit to compare to what the North Atlantic or the typhoons in the West Pacific can dole out just casually....PU-Lease!
@@impalamama7302 Not quite. How do you know your god is the 'real one'?
Christianity is the youngest of all the main religions.
St. Paul, whilst travelling, gleaned lots of bits and pieces from older religions, cobbled them all together and called it Christianity.
If travelling around and about in rural England, check local churches. You will often find 'The Green Man' as part of the knocker on the church door.
Even if you don't see him there, his image will, undoubtedly, be close by.
This gets me every time. It's beyond powerful. My Eternal Father IS AWESOME.
Agree. It takes very little experience with the ocean before its terrible might appears.
Amen!
This is for all the sailors around the world, for those who been there done that, and for all loved one all we leave behind every time to face the Almighty and his mighty ocean. Pray for sailor and his/her family.
To my Uncle Jim who served on a corvette in the North Atlantic on the Murmansk run God Bless You.
+paul alexander Huh? A corvette would sink if put in the ocean. I think your Uncle Jim lied to you.
Read a history book or go back to your video game B Tyler.
there is a great 1951 novel about that time, and those seamen: "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat (1910-1979)
@@solrosenberg3803 I'm afraid not. RN corvettes, even minesweepers and armed trawlers, were pressed into service on the Arctic convoys. A total of 11 corvettes were assigned to the ill-fated PQ17, for example.
@@solrosenberg3803 Those little corvettes certainly did convoy duty in North Atlantic.
They weren't very big but, what they lacked in size, they more than made up for with sheer ' British Sheer Bloody-Mindedness!! Mindedness'.
ATTENTION-To All Servicemen - Lt.Commander Matt Keene-service of 30 years in the United States Navy-On August the 1,2016,passed away and is now at peace in the arms of the lord.May he rest in peace.Salute.
Thank-you Matthew Keen for his service and to all to those who have and are serving now for their service
And Please God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit comfort Capt. Keen's family and the families who's loved ones who have fallen serving Our country Holy Father in the name of your Son Jesus I pray Amen.
This version makes me think of my RN , dad and his strength and courage, to pick up his life again... against all odds, after serving a lifetime in 5 years on ships like this one.
That brought back a LOT of memories. I went through something like 14 typhoons while I was serving on the USS Stoddard DD-566 on active duty between 1966 and 1969, then on the USS Hollister DD-788 and USS Ingersoll DD-990 in the Reserves between 1975 and 1982.
As a retired officers of the SA Navy this reminds me of the "roaring fourtees" along the South African coast. A magnificent rendition of the Naval Hymn.
Definitely the roaring 40's.
Went thru them in November 1991 on a Knox Class frigate.
Fun times.
Rip to the 53 🇮🇩 Indonesian sailors
You are ‘home’ now
04/25/21
Thank you for posting. I enjoyed this ride with 37 months sea duty aboard the Gearing class destroyer, USS McKean (DD-784)... Tonkin Gulf and South China Sea 1968 & 70.
I took the same ride on the same seas. USS O'Brien DD-725, 66, 67, 68. The fun and games of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.
very moving and powerful, was 12 years at sea myself . all sailors share the same brotherhood
Sang "Eternal Father" many a time at the Pearl Harbor Navy Chapel back in the mid 60's. Such an honor.
Well....safe to say that video got me. Not afraid to admit I shed a tear.
I have the utmost respect for anybody who sails our dangerous seas, men and women of all countries, all navies, merchant navies, commercial, fishing, lifeboats and coast guards. They respect the sea, one of the most powerful elemental forces on earth and they should always be in our minds.
Hearing 'Eternal Father' always makes me remember Roy & Jack, my great uncles who served in the Royal Navy in WW2. I will never forget them.
AMEN!! They were braugh laddies!!
The Midland Mole much respect sir❤️❤️
The mighty lord created such a beautiful world and ocean!
Beautiful song also known as 'The Navy Hymn', I remember it being played during JFK's funeral, November 25, 1963.
It was also sung at Franklin Delano Roosevelt's funeral in April 1945. It was his one of his favorite hymns.
JFK was a Naval officer
Kevin Doyle PT 109
I just couldn't even imagine the POV from the Captain on the Bridge, and what he's seeing, during seas like that.. veins of ICE!.. nothing but respect for the gentlemen that take care of business no matter!
FRANCE Navy Warship, our oldest ally !
joe s you are absolutely right. Without French naval power Cornwallis wouldn’t have been bottled up in Yorktown. When Cornwallis’ second in command tried to surrender to the French commander, he directed the Brit to surrender to George Washington, as he was the one who made the British position untenable by the Continental Army attacks overrunning the British positions. Vive la France!
This is the loveliest version of the hymn online.
Have you searched for "Eternal Father, The Naval Hymn in Crimson Tide" It too I believe is by Hans Zimmer but the recording has a sound that is more swelling and more magnificent, with an even fuller and deeper amen. Seems to come from the clouds themselves.
Yes, Steve Sewall. Hans Zimmer was certainly involved as conductor. The choir was a Welsh men's choir.
I was six when John Kennedy died. This hymn always reminds me of him.
+Vicki Erickson Me too! I was 7, and never knew this song was a Navy song until i searched it out tonight. I relive the whole sad, long weekend whenever i hear this. It's interesting to read that someone else has this same association with it. I cry every time i hear it and think of JFK.
I suppose you know that JFK was a naval hero of WW II. When his patrol torpedo boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer, he swam for miles with a wounded crew member on his back, before he and the other survivors of his boat were rescued.
You should watch the very accurate 1963 movie ''PT-109'' if you have not already....
This was also FDR's favorite hymn, and was sang at his funeral in April 1945.
Snorkeling on a Diesel Boat (Submarine) in the North Atlantic in heavy seas some February woke you right up.
The video reminds me of the movie ''Victory at Sea.'' This is when music was written from the soul not for money.
"Eternal FATHER Strong to Save...." It give me Gus Bums every time I hear it. Thank you Hanz Zimmer for making it heavenly. The Movie is also my all time favorite.
While I love all the armed forces of our Nation, I have a special love for our U.S. Navy, that supports our interests around the world and keeps the shipping lanes of the world open to all. This video is a small reminder of the sailor's sacrifice every day of the year....A wonderful prayer...The Naval Hymn...
Been there done that. U.S.S. O'Brien DD-725. This is how it is. Thank you for the post.
Our nation should be extremely grateful.
"O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea"
Rest In Peace to the 1500 People lost on the ill fated R.M.S Titanic
For all those brave souls out there in the sea... Godspeed, and may our Almighty Father bring you home safe.
Incredible! Brilliant photography of the sea, the waves and the ship. God bless all who sailed through that storm. The lovely hymn so beautifully sung and the Amen at the end of the verse. Thank you. From Daniel - age 17.
"Oh Lord, thy sea is so large and my boat, so small..."
Semper Fortis.
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.
O Christ, Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy word,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.
Most Holy Spirit, Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
O Trinity of love and power,
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
Amen.
You know in the old wooden sailing ships days they looked forward to days like this -- with experience to guide them, those oak planks sailed up and down the waves like corks -- and I think this one takes to these seas almost like she's enjoying it! I wonder who the skipper is.
When I was younger, I always wanted to take a windjammer cruise.
This song chokes me up every time I hear it! 🇺🇸
For the destroyer, USS Fitzgerald and those that were lost at sea.
The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior, not on the Ocean. I actually know what sank that ship if you would like to know.
@@crazykellywfo4240 A rogue wave?
@@Ostricht199 no the ship was in need of serious repair, and most of the steel reinforcing plates in the stern had been removed. The whole ship had no business being on water that night. She was taking on water and Captain Mcsorley radioed in:WE'RE HOLDING OUR OWN. At 8:30pm the Radio went silent. It was pure fucking ignorince that led to that tragedy. Just like it is all the time.
CRAZY KELLY WFO He is talking about the destroyer not the bulk carrier.
@@praelium2699 there was no Destroyer.
After watching this small ship tossed around but still float is to me a miracle, and to think when I was young I wanted to join the Navy, thank goodness this land lover joined the Air Force instead.
My great great grandfather wrote this song. He was a Chaplin
Rest In Peace President George HW Bush.
God bless them what fare and range that rolling, salty blue...
Dramatic footage.
Wonder how many times I played this song in my 12 years of Navy Band? Hundreds, over a thousand, for sure.
Thank you for your service.... and thanks again for playing music for all our soldiers and sailors who unquestionably found great inspiration in this touching Hymn. God Bless :)
They played this at my dad's funeral.
Thank you for your service, shipmate. The Navy Hymn always gets me choked up and brings tears to my eyes.
Thank you sir
This particular hymn was also used near the end of the film "The Perfect Storm", if I remember correctly. I was living near the coast in northern Massachusetts (just a little west of Gloucester) when the "Perfect Storm" actually occurred. Being from Kansas, I am certainly familiar with both tornadoes and microbursts. But hurricanes beget tornadoes. The wind was impressive. It is the first time I had actually experienced "horizontal rain". Even inland, it was extremely difficult to stand up in the wind (I happened to be out that night, as I was just returning home from seeing the girl I was dating at the time).
Makes me homesick. Retired USN Master Chief 1977.
I was So homesick , IK went out and bought a "go anywhere" sailboat.
retired Senior Chief 1979
Art In SF Fair Winds & Following Seas to All! USCG BMCM (retired) 2004.
Art In SF May God bless you sir.
+Art In SF Surprised you are still alive! Usually e-8's and e-9's die about a year after retirement!
+USCG BMCM retired Painted a lot of ships did yah? In the Navy, we referred to BM's as "janitors, swabbers, painters, and shitter cleaners".
I HAVE TO PLAY THIS EVERY FEW DAYS.... IT MAKES ME SMILE FOR THE NEXT DAY
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidst the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
Singing this in church growing up, I never really connected with it. Now, knowing that our Navy uses it to represent them, I have a new respect and appreciation for the song and I get excited when we sing it in church. Amazing.
Sunday 14th of July is Sea Sunday this year. Over a billion catholics around the world will be singing this hymn
I came back to the UK wat back in a force 8, it was amazing seeing the ship behind up disappear in a trough in the wave then break over the top, goose bumps all over.
This song was sung at president Kennedy's funeral. As he was a Navy hero
Remembering my time at sea,North Atlantic Weather Station off Greenland.USCG
This video makes me understand, much more better, the correlation between this hymn, the sea, and the human element. Now it all makes perfect sense; thanks so much.
What a strong visual. Thanks to the Eternal Father, Strong to Save.