MID-OCEAN.
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The wholeness of Almighty God lies fathoms deep, and stretches either side; Colossal splendor rolls whichever way I look, And never terminates, Extols the secret power of Life. Our keel divides the waters in a silver streak, Our prow, a golden sword, goes plunging toward the dawn, I gaze in wonderment and awe, Confused by unknown tongues, and towering sounds, I long to clasp the world in one embrace. On board the “Kronprinz Wilhelm,” Sept. 1, 1911.