Roll on Thou Mighty Ocean { Roll on Thou Mighty Ocean WEBB-George James Webb Roll, on, Thou Mighty Ocean } Roll, on, thou mighty ocean; And, as thy billows flow, Bear messengers of mercy To every land below. Arise, ye gales, and waft them Safe to the destined shore; That man may sit in darkness, And death's black shade no more. O thou eternal Ruler, Who holdest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean, Protect them from all harm! Thy presence, Lord, be with them, Wherever they may be; Though far from us, who love them, Still let them be with thee.