Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#85

85. 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: Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Grace: Debtor to; Christ: Stilling the Tempest; The Godhead: The Son; Sea: Perils of; Sea: With Christ at; Storms: At Sea; Tempest, Christ stilling the

Tune Information

• Name: ST. AELRED
• Composer: Dr. J. B. Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 8.8.8.3
• Key: E♭ Major