h. m. s. "powerful" at sea.
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H.M.S. "Powerful" at Sea.
Time and patience, care and skill,
Effect the purpose of the will.
To-day with kindling eyes we see
The consummation of the plan,
The perfected Leviathan,
A proof of Barrow's industry.
Effect the purpose of the will.
To-day with kindling eyes we see
The consummation of the plan,
The perfected Leviathan,
A proof of Barrow's industry.
A thrilling sight, in truth, is she
Slow moving o'er the sunlit sea,
Manned by her gallant crew,
With towering masts and lofty sides,
Onward, majestically she glides
To the ocean calm and blue.
Slow moving o'er the sunlit sea,
Manned by her gallant crew,
With towering masts and lofty sides,
Onward, majestically she glides
To the ocean calm and blue.
What has the"Powerful" to be?
A sentinel to guard the sea
When danger threatens home;
A watchdog, whose sonorous bay
Will scare the skulking foe away,
If they should dare to come.
A sentinel to guard the sea
When danger threatens home;
A watchdog, whose sonorous bay
Will scare the skulking foe away,
If they should dare to come.
A guardian to protect the seas,
A powerful foe to enemies;
A floating fort of braves,
Whose duty it must ever be
To let all adverse nations see
Britannia rules the waves.
A powerful foe to enemies;
A floating fort of braves,
Whose duty it must ever be
To let all adverse nations see
Britannia rules the waves.
God speed her! fervently we pray,
As o'er the bar she steams away.
God's blessing be upon her!
And may she prove in time of need
To friend and foe a power indeed
To dear old England's honour.
As o'er the bar she steams away.
God's blessing be upon her!
And may she prove in time of need
To friend and foe a power indeed
To dear old England's honour.
