They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships, by Herbert Sumpsion: Sung by My Church Choir

Now this is the kind of church music that just puts me in raptures! I adore this anthem. Here is the text: They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters; these men see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. For at His word the stormy wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep: their soul melteth away because of the trouble. They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, He deliv'reth them out of their distress. For He maketh the storm to cease, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they are at rest: and so He bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. (From Psalm 107) #anthems #church #choir #music