What are the wild waves saying?
They splash along the shore;
Their voice is full of meaning,
So listen—and adore.
They say the wicked, sinning,
Are like the troubled sea;
They restless are and raging;
At rest they cannot be.
They say the Lord is gracious,
For in the sea He casts
The sins of the believer;
He cancels all the past.
They speak of Christ the Saviour,
On whom the billows fell,
When on the cross He suffered
To save our souls from hell.
They sing of time that’s coming
When sea shall be no more,
When Christ shall come in glory,
So listen—and adore.