Hymns of the Eastern Church (5th ed.) ‎#57

57. Fierce Was the Wild Billow

Fierce was the wild billow;
Dark was the night;
Oars laboured heavily;
Foam glimmered white;
Trembled the mariners;
Peril was nigh;
Then said the GOD of GOD,
—“Peace! It is I!”

Ridge of the mountain-wave,
Lower thy crest!
Wail of Euroclydon,
Be thou at rest!
Sorrow can never be,—
Darkness must fly,—
Where saith the Light of Light,
—“Peace! It is I!”

58

Jesu, Deliverer!
Come Thou to me:
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 wild billow
• Title: Fierce Was the Wild Billow
• Greek Title: ζοϕερας τρικυμιας
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1862)
• Author: Anatolius (c. 458)
• Meter: 6,4,6,4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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