Intro
Verse 1
O' Lord Thou Hast Made This World A Shadow Of A Dream
And Taught By Time, I Treat It So, Except For The Ion Stream
From Coupler Flange, To Spindel Guide, I See Thy Hand, O' God
Predestination In The Stride Of Yon Connecting Rod
Verse 2
The Captain Rules Upon The Bridge, And I Reign Here Below
He Sends His Orders Down The Line, And I'm Pleased To Have It So
For Though His Words, Be Iron Law, As Ancient Rules Decree
I Know What Truly Moves This Ship, Are My Engines, Lord, And Me
Verse 3
I Know Thy Seas Are Very Very Wide, And The Ship In Truth Is Small
And Those Who Dwell Within Her Hide, I Care For, One And All
Their Safety Rests Upon My Skill, Their Lives Are In My Hand
I Take It For A Sacred Trust, And They Rarely Understand
Verse 4
Behold These Purring Engine Parts, That Keep The Ship Alive
I Know Them Down To Their Atoms Parts, So I And Mine May Thrive
And Fools They Be, Who Fail To See Why I Hold My Engines Dear
For The Engine Room Is A Temple Raised To The God Of The Engineer!
