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GRATITUDE.
Ruler of the sea, and land,
Who the surging main doth hold
In the hollow of Thy hand,
By thy slightest word controlled;
Thou the mighty winds hast curb'd
Warring in their midnight path,
And our reeling vessel sav'd
From the madness of their wrath;
Thou from shipwreck and despair
Didst our souls in safety set,
