5. Lie deep

In the eye of the storm rings the muffled bell
Heard by seafolk with prescience
Calling the submarine parish
Once more to repentance

As the graves one by one join their ancestors
The landed few stare out to sea
Observing ecclesia in exile
Make their signs of piety

Lie deep sleep low and easy
We have learned enough from you
Lie deep sleep low and easy
Time to start anew

The communion of saints beneath the moving waves
Holding fast through the lenten years
Calling their coast-covered cousins
Come fill in this vale of tears

When they all have returned to their rightful place
Gathered round the watery sanctuary
No more will the bell be heard ringing
Just the sound of the hungry sea