Thomas Levi
The Rev. THOMAS LEVI, Aberystwith, through his popular children's monthly--Trysorfa y Plant--has been for years a close friend of the children of the Principality: and among other things he has written several charming hymns for their use. The following is one of his:
| The ark upon the deluge Was Noah's safe abode; Though sail and helm were wanting, His Captain then was God: 149 The Lord was very angry, And all the world was drowned: Not even lofty mountains Could anywhere be found. Though sail and helm be wanting, If the ark be our abode, We'll sing above the deluge-- Our Captain still is God! | | Eight souls alone were rescued To walk the earth again-- Through them a thousand counsels Wrought out the good of men: The Babe adored of shepherds In little Bethlehem, And Calvary's great Passion-- All came of saving them. | | The Lord of Hosts remembered His covenant of peace; And He remembered Noah, And made the waters cease: A gracious sign He granted, His faithfulness to prove-- The tender leaf of olive Brought by the white-winged dove. Though sail and helm be wanting, If the ark be our abode, We'll sing above the deluge-- Our Captain still is God! | |