WHEN THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP HER DEAD

That they would exalt him also in the Congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders!

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O MOST blessed and glorious Lord God, who art of infinite goodness and mercy; We, thy poor creatures, whom thou hast made and preserved, holding our souls in life, and now rescuing us out of the jaws of death, humbly present ourselves again before thy Divine Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that thou heardest us when we called in our trouble, and didst not cast out our prayer, which we made before thee in our great distress: Thou hast showed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful and gracious a God thou art; how able and ready to help those who trust in thee.

Thou hast showed us how both winds and seas obey thy command; that we may learn, even from them, hereafter to obey thy voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and glorify thy Name, for this thy mercy in saving us, when we were ready to perish. And, we beseech thee, make us as truly sensible now of thy mercy, as we were then of the danger.

And give us hearts always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy commandments. Continue, we beseech thee, this thy goodness to us; that we, whom thou hast saved, may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. A Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a dangerous Tempest. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he bath delivered from the merciless rage of the sea.

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; neither rewarded us according to our iniquities. But as the heaven is high above the earth; so great hath been his mercy towards us. We found trouble and heaviness; we were even at death's door. The waters of the sea had well-nigh covered us; the proud waters had well-nigh gone over our soul.

The sea roared; and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof. We were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into the deep; our soul melted within us, because of trouble. Then cried we unto thee, O Lord; and thou didst deliver us out of our distress. Blessed be thy Name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy servants; but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us. Thou didst send forth thy commandment; and the windy storm ceased, and was turned into a calm.

O let us therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he hath done, and still doeth for the children of men!

Praised be the Lord daily; even the Lord that helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord, by whom we have escaped death. Thou, O Lord, hast made us glad through the operation of thy hands; and we will triumph in thy praise.

Thanksgiving after a Victory. A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving. Yes, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our soul; the deep waters of the proud had gone over our soul. But praised be the Lord, who hath not given us over as a prey unto them. The Lord hath wrought a mighty salvation for us. We got not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that saved us; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto us.

The Lord hath appeared for us; the Lord hath covered our heads, and made us to stand in the day of battle. The Lord hath appeared for us; the Lord hath overthrown our enemies, and dashed in pieces those that rose up against us. Therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us; but unto thy Name be given the glory. The Lord hath done great things for us; the Lord hath done great things for us, for which we rejoice. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, from this time forth for evermore.

There was varied and exciting action, there was period correct etiquette which could have been lifted from the pages of Jane Austen, and there was a main character Before this book, Russell was probably the best current writer of Napoleonic war naval fiction still writing.

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There was varied and exciting action, there was period correct etiquette which could have been lifted from the pages of Jane Austen, and there was a main character with actual character that didn't seem like a cardboard cut-out. Because the problems with this book are largely plot related, here come the spoilers. I don't know that I've ever read another maritime fiction book that tried to fit in quite as many cliches of both naval life and historical melodrama all at once. Oh, it's a beautiful woman in distress, I never saw that one coming!

Then, despite an actually interesting on-and-off-again relationship that spanned the first three books, and completely out of character, Hayden falls in love with her.

Then, like a bad regency romance, they have to wed furtively because her Catholic family just wouldn't approve. Then, she's kidnapped, then rescued, then yellow fever? If you haven't started the series yet, you should still do so. The first three books are still great. Sep 15, WriteKnight rated it really liked it Shelves: Until the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead was a fun, engaging story that made me feel like I was on the ship beside Captain Charles Hayden trimming sails and doing battle right along with him. I had not read any of S. He explained previous important happenings at natural points in the story, and I got to know Hayden well without any character development from earl Until the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead was a fun, engaging story that made me feel like I was on the ship beside Captain Charles Hayden trimming sails and doing battle right along with him.

He explained previous important happenings at natural points in the story, and I got to know Hayden well without any character development from earlier novels necessary. I liked the setting in the Caribbean as well as on the various ships. The plot and conflict was plausible and well paced; yet once it got started, while I realize the nature of this genre, I did feel like this went from battle to battle quite a bit, and that the ending was a bit abrupt.

Dec 29, Neill Goltz rated it liked it Shelves: In this one Russell has Hayden and the crew of the Themis off to the Caribbean on assignment. All the right characters are here. Corrupt officials, privateers and regualar Navy. The actions are good, and the points of sailing well handled.

I thought for a few pages that I had caught Mr. Russell out in an error of geography, referencing St. Lucia instead of St. Eustace in the Leeward Islands, but he had it right. I felt that the most interesting tr I enjoyed. I felt that the most interesting treatment occured in the first couple of chapter when, enroute from England, the Themis overtakes and saves crippled slave ship with a full cargo. The setting is and it would not be for another 40 years that Wilberforce and the abolitionists would persuade Parliament to outlaw the slave trade.

Under the then Law of Admirality, the crew of the Themis is entitle to a percentage of the sale proceeds when the slaves go to auction. Russell's treatment of the discussions of the crew - from all socio-economic classes - of the morality of their situation, and how to utilize their shares of the prize money, is really, really well done. It could easily be used as a stand-alone Critical Thinking module in a high school history and philosphy class. Truly well done, Mr. Mar 07, David rated it liked it Shelves: Perhaps a large part of the reason for that is that this, I felt, does not require as much knowledge of previous events as before: Also, like seems to be becoming the norm in this series, while the novel itself is not split into separate parts, there are three very distinct sections within: Nov 09, Jean rated it liked it Shelves: This is book four in the Captain Charles Hayden series.

It is a high sea adventure historical novel. The story is set toward the end of the 18th century at the beginning of the Napoleonic wars. HMS Themis comes upon a pair of half dead shipwreck survivors, a young Spanish nobleman and his beautiful sister. They are fleeing to the New World for safe harbor. HMS Themis rescues a cripple slave ship and tows it to Barbados. The Themis is ordered out on patrol in a squadron of three other ships under command of Captain Jones.

Two other ships in the fleet disappear leaving just the two ships. Then the fun begins. There is lots of tactics and age of sail strategizing, hand to hand combat, dangerous harbor raids, ship to ship battles, suspense, action and of course, superiors who are more interested in glory than survival. The book is easy to read, period accurate in every detail and well written.

If you are a fan of the British Navy in the days of sail you will enjoy this series. I read this as an audio book downloaded from Audible.

Daniel Philpott does a good job narrating the book. This book goes back and forth between fairly gripping and well-written sea-farin' action and really turgid and stilted character development and a tedious love story. Honestly, it's as if Russell hands over the writing reins to Danielle Steele or somebody when it's time to show the emotional lives of his characters. When that mess is out of the way, he sharpens his wits and hands up some really well-done and exciting action. And what's more, there is actually some novelty in the situations he se This book goes back and forth between fairly gripping and well-written sea-farin' action and really turgid and stilted character development and a tedious love story.

And what's more, there is actually some novelty in the situations he sets up. I have read a LOT of Age of Sail potboilers in my time and I don't think I've ever read a sequence as complicated and suspenseful as the attempt to rescue some French Royalists from a hidden bay on a Revolutionary French-held island. I didn't see it coming and I didn't immediately know how it was going to turn out, which was a VERY refreshing change from the canned conundrums so frequently on deck in these books.

It almost redeems the rest of the book—almost. If I am going to continue to read the story of Charles Hayden it will need to maintain the high quality of the action AND bring back some of the cleverness with characters that I saw in the first book. Oct 21, David H. This is the fourth in the series that follows the adventures, travails and triumphs of British navy officer, Charles Hayden. I originally bought the first novel thinking it was the basis of the movie Master and Commander - which of course it is not! That said, I was not disappointed. This is an excellent book, a great series and all are very readable.

They remind me of C. Forester's Hornblower series which, as a youth, was a favorite read. Thomas Russell goes on to write as many books This is the fourth in the series that follows the adventures, travails and triumphs of British navy officer, Charles Hayden. Thomas Russell goes on to write as many books as C. This is a good, old-fashioned adventure story. The plot is not elaborate but contains enough twists to keep you turning the pages, Russell certainly sells me on his knowledge of the British navy and there is a level of poignancy with respect to the hero, Hayden's love interests.

As a character you can quite easily empathize and sympathize with Hayden. The supporting cast of characters are an excellent fit. Am I looking forward to Russell's next novel in the series - a definite yes. Mar 22, Debra Davis rated it it was amazing Shelves: This was the first book I've read by this author and I enjoyed it immensely! Any of you who like naval history should pick this one up. In the tradition of Dewey Lambdin and Bernard Cornwell, Sean Russell writes a great story with likeable characters that make you feel like you would go to sea in a tall ship with his captain.

Charles Hayden is a post captain in the British navy in the late 17th century. Set between the Revolution and the War of , when the Jacobins of France are still waging war in the Caribbean islands. The Jacobins are a few years away from their own downfall as Napoleon's star is rising. Hayden, assigned to a squadron lead by a vainglorious squadron leader who leads Hayden's ship into disaster, then abandons him when the French discover them trying to cut out a prize ship from the bay.

Left to fend for himself and his crew, Hayden is brilliant at not only getting away from the French and avoiding prison, but manages to turn the tables and come out the victor. Will be looking for his next novel, for sure. Another great Age of Sail novel by S. The change of scenery to the Caribbean allows for some new story elements, and some interesting plot twists and events make for an engaging adventure. Only criticism would be some unoriginal but well-handled plot elements, and a feeling that some of the descriptions of engagements were rushed and not as detailed.

However, the description of the position of ships in battle -- an important element -- was as good or better than ever in terms o Another great Age of Sail novel by S.

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However, the description of the position of ships in battle -- an important element -- was as good or better than ever in terms of clarity generally. The rousing and exciting concluding chapters -- I could hardly put it down near the end -- make up for any criticisms. I rate Russell second only to C. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series of which I have read all , and better than what I have read of Alexander Kent's Bolitho one book read and O'Brian gave up partway through the second book. Will await the next outing anxiously! There are no discussion topics on this book yet. About Sean Thomas Russell.

The first volume of the series was published by Bantam under their joint pen name, T. Sean Russell was born in Toronto. At the age of three his family moved to the outskirts of the city, where they lived in a cottage at the beach of Lake Ontario. At the age of ten he decided to become an author, and the fantasy genre caught him years later, while reading J.

Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. After university, he moved to Vancouver, and two years later to Vancouver Island, where he still lives with his family. He published his first novel in Other books in the series. Adventures of Charles Hayden 4 books. Oct 16, Pages. Master and Commander Charles Hayden sails into a lethal fray in this epic seafaring adventure by bestselling author S. But they have secrets far more shocking than that—secrets which will haunt Hayden in his new posting.

Upon reaching the Barbados station, Hayden finds himself under the command of the vainglorious Sir William Jones, an impetuous and foolhardy officer. Refusing orders will cost Hayden his command.

But accepting them might cost him his ship, his crew…and his life. Charles Hayden returns in the thrilling new naval adventure from bestselling author S. Master and Commander Charles Hayden has received fresh orders that take him and the HMS Themis to the Caribbean, with instructions to meddle with French shipping to the colonies. Arriving in the lawless Caribbean seas, Hayden and Themis find themselves torn between the forces of reckless English captains, conflicts between royalist and revolutionary Frenchmen, and Spanish ships that are enemies to both England and France.

And when someone very dear to him is kidnapped, Hayden may sacrifice everything in a reckless pursuit to save her. Praise for the novels of S. Thomas Russell By S. Historical Fiction Military Fiction Category: Historical Fiction Military Fiction.