In Newfoundland my father's family lived on coastal seas
Sent forth by Church of England to spread the ministry
Dear Mr. Hawkins excuse my hand script if you please
For I write upon the church ship hawk on foggy stormy seas
The circumstances of our voyage share no sympathy
With gentlemen of England who live at home as ease
I have kept my voyage journal visitings thus long
With hope and expectation to revise and fix all wrong
Dear Mr. Hawkins excuse my hand script if you please
For I write upon the church ship hawk on foggy stormy seas
It is although I find in vain to have sufficient leisure
Provoking prayers and blessings instead of blame and censure
Dear Mr. Hawkins excuse my hand script if you please
For I write upon the church ship hawk on foggy stormy seas
This consideration I trust may appear unnatural and forced
By the frequent allusion to this rocky ice-bound shore
Dear Mr. Hawkins excuse my hand script if you please
For I write upon the church ship hawk on foggy stormy seas
