Relief Harbor Hymn by Clara Benson in the Key of E
A hymn honoring harbor relief efforts that provided food, shelter, and medical aid to shipwrecked sailors and displaced families, noting how chapels and volunteers coordinated rescue and pastoral care. It traces maritime charity as civic and spiritual service.
Opening line of Relief Harbor Hymn: Waves bring the broken to our steps and hands reach out with blankets and bread.
Closing line of Relief Harbor Hymn: Teach us to answer the call of the sea with steady hands and open hearts.
Bible Verses Related to Relief Harbor Hymn: Luke 10:34 | Matthew 25:35-36
Thoughts about Relief Harbor Hymn: This hymn recounts histories of harbor relief where clergy and lay volunteers tended wrecks, offered shelter, and provided spiritual counsel. It connects civic service with Christian calls to love neighbor and to protect the vulnerable. Devotionally it encourages congregations to support rescue ministries and to practice steady, patient service in public life.
Thoughts about Relief Harbor Hymn by famous people:
Robert Hale | Mercy travels on the tide and steady hands