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2. Eternal Father, Strong to Save 

William Whiting

 

Eternal Father, strong to save,

Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,

Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep;

 

Oh, 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 walked'st on the foaming deep,

And calm amidst the storm didst sleep;

 

Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,

For those in peril on the sea!

 

Oh Holy Spirit! Who didst brood

Upon the chaos dark and rude,

And bid its angry tumult cease,

And give, for wild confusion, peace;

 

Oh, 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.

Robert's LSM169 large landing craft was hit by a Japanese mine in 1945 in the Philippines
Robert's LSM169 large landing craft was hit by a Japanese mine in 1945 in the Philippines

 

3. Englynion Coffa Hedd Wyn, Cor Meibion Prysor

 

The Prysor Valley Male Voice Choir singing a tribute to Trawsfynydd bard and National Eisteddfod winner in 1917, Hedd Wyn.

 

https://youtu.be/tdBD1OscxWU

Hedd Wyn's home at Ysgwrn in Traswfynydd
Hedd Wyn's home at Ysgwrn in Traswfynydd

4. Don’t Fence Me In Cole Porter/ Ella Fitzgerald

 

(Ella) Wildcat Kelley, lookin' mighty pale, Was standin' by the sherrif's side And when the sherrif said "I'm sendin' you to jail", Wildcat raised his head and cried

 

(All) Oh give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in

 

Let me be by myself in the evening breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please Don't fence me in

 

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise

 

I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences Gaze at the moon till I lose my senses Can’t look at hobbles and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in

 

(Ella) Wildcat Kelley, back again in town Was sittin' by his sweetheart’s side And when his sweetheart said "come on, let's settle down" Wildcat raised his head and cried

 

(All) Oh give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in

 

Let me be by myself in the evening breeze Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please Don't fence me in

 

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4OUmLxPL0Qyee4cjLg5ctM

5.St Matthew Passion BWV 244, Pt 2: No. 65 Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (Make thyself pure, my heart) Johann Sebastian Bach

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0truntHtH8s27qRO7kU9aK?si=DMN-EcxIS_mmEMljYp59A

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