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  Coaster M. V. 'Tellin' in the Kattegat (photo: Tony Finn)  
A Seafarer's Prayer

Cast adrift on the seas of life
'Neath a sky so angry and grey,
My God, in You must I place my faith
That You will show me the way.

The clouds are dark and my little ship
Is ill-equipped for the storm.
Oh, how will I steer when my rudder is gone
And all of my sails are torn?

The seas are rough and the mountainous waves
Have driven me far from the land –
Oh God, please give me the calm that I crave,
And stretch out Your helping hand.
Life is a voyage of peaks and troughs
In a vessel that's ever fraught:
How I long for the sight of the harbour lights,
That I may be safely in port.

So, God, help me steer an even course
And send me a quiet sea:
For that do I pray at the start of each day –
My God, please answer my plea.

Let me not fear of the trials of life,
However deep they may be;
I travel in hope that You, my God
Will be here to look after me.



© Tony Finn,  2008


Permission is freely granted for reproduction and universal use of this  prayer for any Christian services, but especially at sea, provided that acknowledgement of authorship is given on any written or electronic copies of it.