Stedman and Hutchinson, comps. A Library of American Literature:
An Anthology in Eleven Volumes. 1891.
Vols. IX–XI: Literature of the Republic, Part IV., 1861–1889
Hymn Written During a Voyage
By Mather Byles (17071788)G
To thee our swelling notes belong;
While skies and winds, and rocks and seas,
Around shall echo to our song.
Aloud to thee the tempests roar,
Or softer breezes tune thy name
Gently along the shelly shore.
Thy opening hands their joys bestow,
Through all the blushing coral groves,
These silent gay retreats below.
Glow on the waves and downward glide,
Anon heaven opens all its eyes,
And star-beams tremble o’er the tide.
Lord! points to thee our nourished soul;
Thy glories fix our whole delight;
So the touched needle courts the pole.