There is a type of liberty for soldiers on the sea.
They long for restful moments when their spirits can feel free.
So they disembark the vessel, leaving their service behind,
taking leave of all their duties – enjoying fun of every kind.
This liberty so sanctioned still keeps its soldier’s heart,
for that can’t be separated as liberty makes its start.
Liberty, in this regard, is freedom in the deep.
It rouses strength from slumbering minds, which battles put asleep.
Freedom for God’s soldier does not mean we leave the load,
as much as we find rest in God’s loving abode.
I pray that God’s truth here will never be lost –
Our liberty is free, but Christ paid the ultimate cost.