{"product_id":"those-who-tame-the-seas-pin-1","title":"Those Who Tame the Seas Pin - 1\"","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis special request pin from DVLP bro \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xianpopeye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e@xianpopeye\u003c\/a\u003e recreates the crest at the center of the processional cross used in the United States Naval Academy Chapel (see photo). A gold medieval ship rides blue waves on a blue shield, flying three pennants marked with the red cross of Saint George.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe processional cross that carries this crest is a gold Celtic cross covered in interlaced knotwork, with an anchor at its base. The anchor is one of the oldest Christian symbols, drawn from Hebrews 6:19, which calls our hope in Christ “a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.” Around the crest, the cross bears the words of Psalm 107:23–24: “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe vessel on this crest is a medieval warship, with fighting castles raised at the bow and stern. The forward castle gave its name to the \u003cem\u003eforecastle\u003c\/em\u003e, still part of every sailor’s vocabulary. Similarly, the central space of a church is still called the nave, from the Latin \u003cem\u003enavis\u003c\/em\u003e, “ship.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePsalm 107 holds a special place in naval tradition inspiring William Whiting’s 1860 hymn “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” written after a violent storm nearly sank the ship he was traveling on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEternal Father, strong to save,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhose arm does bind the restless wave,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho bids the mighty ocean deep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIts own appointed limits keep;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eO hear us when we cry to Thee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor those in peril on the sea.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Jackson Train, a navigation instructor and choirmaster at the Naval Academy, brought the hymn to Annapolis, where it became the Navy Hymn, sung at the close of chapel services and at naval funerals ever since.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is 1\" hard enamel lapel pin. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deus Vult Lapel Pins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67851164811395,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/IMG_78972.jpg?v=1792102575","url":"https:\/\/deusvultlapelpins.com\/products\/those-who-tame-the-seas-pin-1","provider":"Deus Vult Lapel Pins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}