John Harrison's Hands-Steve Knightley

[00:04.42]Thank you very much [00:05.16] [00:12.97]Cold falls the land [00:17.23]Cold rolls the ocean [00:22.06]And colder steal the breath of fate [00:26.68]That sends the roaring gales [00:32.22]The stars give their light [00:36.28]For duty or devotion [00:41.15]But a sailor's heart needs more than prayer [00:46.19]When eye and compass fail [00:51.26]And more than hope to steal his lonely sail [01:00.66]By sea and land John Harrison's hands [01:06.10]Made sure for ever more [01:10.42]But sailors could find longitude [01:15.57]To bring them safe to shore [01:23.84]Your work was hard [01:27.98]Your days were driven [01:32.25]Because you knew that you could build a clock [01:37.21]That marry space and time [01:42.77]But your one great wrong [01:46.66]Was never forgiven [01:51.32]To be better than your betters [01:55.92]It was worse than any crime [02:01.19]And their envy was a hill you could not climb [02:10.71]By sea and land John Harrison's hands [02:16.02]Made sure for ever more [02:20.65]But sailors could find longitude [02:25.68]To bring them safe to shore [02:32.58]And the prize of thirty thousand pounds [02:38.04]Was more than just a prize [02:42.43]It was dignity and justice [02:46.87]Over bitterness and lies [02:51.78]And the longer they denied you [02:57.06]Attacked you and decried you [03:01.35]While the more you saw the weakness in their eyes [03:12.47]How many lives [03:16.77]How many talents [03:21.26]Were tainted by that poisoned well [03:26.10]Of entry from which they drank [03:31.50]But the wind that fails [03:35.39]And gets the bold topgallants [03:39.93]It was harnessed by a man with [03:44.30]Neither privilege nor rank [03:49.54]But we sailor boys we knew we gave our thanks [03:59.12]By sea and land John Harrison's hands [04:04.42]Made sure for ever more [04:09.25]The sailors could find longitude [04:14.27]To bring them safe to shore [04:20.06]