For Those at Sea
or "Melita" or "The Navy Hymn"
Music by John Bacchus Dykes
Written by William Whiting
1861
Origin : https://www.loc.gov/item/06034652/
This reference comes from the Annotations compiled in Madame Eulalie's site
He was scared to the depths of his craven soul. He tried to pray, but all he could remember was the hymn for those in peril on the deep, into which category, he feared, his ball would shortly fall.
The Clicking of Cuthbert, 9 The Rough Stuff