The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1670

1670. Fierce Was the Wild Billow

1. Fierce was the billow wild, dark was the night;
Oars labored heavily, foam glimmered white.
Trembled the mariners; peril was nigh:
Then said the God of God, Peace: it is I.

2. Ridge of the mountain wave, lower thy crest;
Wail of the tempest wind, be thou at rest.
Sorrow can never be, darkness must fly,
Where saith the Light of light, Peace: it is I.

3. Jesus, Deliverer, near to us be;
Soothe thou my voyaging over life’s sea;
Thou, when the storm of death roars, sweeping by,
Whisper, O Truth of truth, Peace: it is I.

Text Information

• First Line: Fierce was the billow wild, dark was the night
• Title: Fierce Was the Wild Billow
• Greek Title: Ζοφεράς τρικυμίας
• Author (attributed to): Anatolius (7th Century)
• Translator (from Greek): John M. Neale
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of the Eastern Church, 1862
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ST. ISSEY, English traditional melody; ST. SOPHRONIUS, Arthur H. Brown, 1880

Tune Information

• Name: ST. HELENA (Allen)
• Composer: Alfred Reginald Allen (1911)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 53221 13176 56712
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain