O God, Whose Smile Is in the Sky

O God

whose smile is in the sky

Whose path is in the sea

Once more from earth’s tu­mult­uous strife

We glad­ly turn to Thee.

Now all the my­ri­ad sounds of earth

In so­lemn still­ness die;

While wind and wave unite to chant

Their an­them to the sky.

We come as those with toil far spent

Who crave Thy rest and peace

And from the care and fret of life

Would find in Thee re­lease.

O Fa­ther

soothe all trou­bled thought

Dispel all idle fear

Purge Thou each heart of sec­ret sin

And ban­ish ev­ery care.

Until

as shine up­on the sea

The si­lent stars ab­ove

There shines up­on our trust­ing souls

The light of Thine own love.