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Text:Peace, Peace, be Still
Author:Rev. W. C. Martin
Tune:[Wildly about me the tempests may sweep]
Composer:B. J. Nowlan

69. Peace, Peace, be Still

1 Wildly about me the tempests may sweep,
Billows may toss my frail barque on the deep;
Still, it is God holds the seas in His hand,—
Storms all will cease at His blessed command.

Refrain:
“Peace, peace be still.”
“Peace, peace, be still.”
All storms will cease when He says
“Peace, be still.”

2 Dark fall the shadows on life’s troubled main;
Sometimes the heart suffers doubtings and pain,—
Still, God is near me and hears when I pray,
Billows abate when they hear Him but say: [Refrain]

3 Some happy day I shall anchor and rest
In yonder port where no billows molest,
Where never storm-cloud shall darkness the sky,
Glory to God, that fair morning is nigh. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Wildly about me the tempests may sweep
Title: Peace, Peace, be Still
Author: Rev. W. C. Martin
Refrain First Line: "Peace, peace be still."
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Wildly about me the tempests may sweep]
Composer: B. J. Nowlan
Notes: Public Domain.



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