Luke’s eyewitness account of Paul’s voyage to Rome - fourteen days in a Mediterranean storm, a ship breaking apart at Malta, and an angel’s word that held through all of it.
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Lyrics
When it was determined that we should sail for Italy They delivered Paul and certain other prisoners To a centurion named Julius of the Augustan band Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium
About to sail to places on the coast of Asia We put to sea When we had sailed slowly many days And had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus The wind not allowing us further we sailed
Under the lee of Crete opposite Salmone With difficulty sailing along it We came to a certain place called Fair Havens When much time had passed and the voyage was dangerous Paul admonished them and said
Sirs I perceive that the voyage Will be with injury and much loss Not only of the cargo and the ship But also of our lives But the centurion gave more heed
To the master and owner of the ship Because the haven was not suitable to winter in The majority advised going to sea from there But before long a stormy wind beat down Which is called Euroclydon
When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind We gave way to it and were driven along Running under the lee of a small island We were able with difficulty to secure the boat They used cables to help reinforce the ship
Fearing that they would run aground They lowered the sea anchor And so were driven along When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days And no small storm pressed on us
All hope that we would be saved was taken away When they had been long without food Paul stood up in the middle of them and said Sirs you should have listened to me And not have set sail from Crete
But now there stood by me this night an angel Belonging to the God whose I am Whom I serve saying don’t be afraid Paul You must stand before Caesar God has granted you all those who sail with you
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Acts 27 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.
Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press