The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#242

242. Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep

1 Fierce raged the tempest o’er the deep,
Watch did Thine anxious servants keep,
But Thou wast wrapped in guileless sleep,
Calm and still.

2 "Save, Lord, we perish," was their cry,
"O save us in our agony!"
Thy word above the storm rose high,
"Peace, be still."

3 The wild winds hushed; the angry deep
Sank, like a little child, to sleep;
The sullen billows ceased to leap,
At Thy will.

4 So, when our life is clouded o’er,
And storm-winds drift us from the shore,
Say, lest we sink to rise no more,
"Peace, be still."

Text Information

• First Line: Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep
• Author: G. Thring (1861)
• Meter: 8, 8, 8, 4.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany; Afflcition

Tune Information

• Name: [Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep]
• Composer: J. B. Dykes, 1823—76
• Meter: 8, 8, 8, 4.
• Key: E♭ Major