African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#462

462. Master, the Tempest Is Raging (Peace, Be Still)

1 Master, the tempest is raging!
The billows are tossing high!
The sky is o'ershadowed with blackness,
No shelter or help is nigh:
"Carest Thou not that we perish?"
How canst Thou lie asleep,
When each moment so madly is threatening
A grave in the angry deep?

Refrain:
"The winds and the waves shall obey My will,
Peace, be still!"
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea,
Or demons, or men, or whatever it be,
No water can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean and earth and skies;
They all shall sweetly obey My will:
Peace, be still, Peace, be still!
They all shall sweetly obey My will:
Peace, peace, be still!

2 Master, with anguish of spirit
I bow in my grief today.
The depths of my sad heart are troubled;
O waken and save, I pray.
Torrents of sin and of anguish
Sweep o’er my sinking soul;
And I perish, I perish, dear Master:
O hasten, and take control! [Refrain]

3 Master, the terror is over,
The elements sweetly rest.
Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored,
And heaven’s within my breast.
Linger, O blessed Redeemer,
Leave me alone no more;
And with joy I shall make the blest harbor,
And rest on the blissful shore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Master, the tempest is raging!
• Title: Master, the Tempest Is Raging (Peace, Be Still)
• Author: Mary A. Baker
• Refrain First Line: The winds and the waves shall obey My will
• Meter: 8.7.9.7.8.6.10.7. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Luke 8:22-25
• Topic: The Christian Life: Joy and Peace; Jesus: Abiding with Believers; Jesus: Life and Ministry

Tune Information

• Name: PEACE, BE STILL
• Composer: Horatio R. Palmer, 1834-1907
• Meter: 8.7.9.7.8.6.10.7. with Refrain
• Key: B♭ Major