Let Youth Praise Him ‎#70

70. Peace! Be Still!

1 Master, the tempest is raging!
The billows are tossing high!
The sky is o'ershadow'd 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 threat'ning,
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 waters 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: Peace! Be Still!
• Author: Mary A. Baker
• Refrain First Line: The winds and waves shall obey My will
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1964
• Topic: Jesus Christ

Tune Information

• Name: [Master, the tempest is raging]
• Composer: H. R. Palmer
• Key: C Major