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Speed thy servants, Savior, speed them 
 Speed Thy servants, Savior, speed them; Thou art Lord of winds and waves; They were bound, but Thou hast freed them; Now they go to free the slaves: |: Be Thou with them, ’tis Thine arm alone that saves. :| 
 Friends, and home, and all forsaking, Lord they go at Thy command, As their stay Thy promise taking, While they traverse sea and land: |: O be with them; lead them safely by the hand. :| 
 Speed them through the mighty ocean, In the dark and stormy day; When the waves in wild commotion Fill all others with dismay, |: Be thou with them, Drive their terrors far away. :| 
 When they reach the land of strangers, And the prospect dark appears, Nothing seen but toils and dangers, Nothing felt but doubts and fears, |: Be Thou with them, hear their sighs and count their tears. :| 
 When they think of home, now dearer Than it ever seemed before, Bring the promised glory nearer, Let them see that peaceful shore, |: Where thy people Rest from toil, and weep no more. :| 
 When no fruit appears to cheer them, And they seem to toil in vain, Then in mercy, Lord, draw near them, Then their sinking hopes sustain: |: Thus supported, let their zeal revive again. :| 
 In the midst of opposition Let them trust, O Lord, in Thee; When success attends their mission, Let Thy servants humbler be: |: Never leave them till Thy face in heav’n they see. :| 
 There to reap in joy forever, Fruit that grows from seed here sown; 

There to be with Him, Who never Ceases to preserve His own; |: And with gladness give the praise to Him alone. :|