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    "text": "O Maker of the Mighty Deep",
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    "text": "Whereon our vessels fare,",
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    "text": "Thy faithful watch and care.",
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    "text": "In Thee we trust, whate’er befall;",
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    "text": "We know not where the secret tides",
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    "text": "Nor where the fogs are gray.",
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    "text": "We trust in Thee, whate’er befall;",
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    "text": "When outward bound we boldly sail",
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    "text": "And leave the friendly shore,",
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    "text": "Until the voyage is o’er.",
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    "text": "We trust in Thee, whate’er befall;",
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    "text": "When homeward bound we gladly turn,",
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    "text": "O bring us safely there,",
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    "text": "Where harbor-lights of friendship burn",
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    "text": "And peace is in the air.",
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    "text": "We trust in Thee, whate’er befall;",
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    "text": "Beyond the circle of the sea,",
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    "text": "When voyaging is past,",
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    "text": "We seek our final port in Thee;",
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    "text": "O bring us home at last.",
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