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56. He Quiets the Storm.

1 The tempest was raging on blue Galilee,
And high rose the waves of the Palestine sea,
Yet Jesus was sleeping as sweet as a child,
Not heeding the winds or the waters so wild.

Chorus:
The billows of sea or of sorrow,
Sweetly obey His will,
And stormy seas of trial,
List to His "Peace, be still!"

2 He woke from His slumbers and spake to the storm,
And, lo! on the waters there fell a great calm;
The waves of the deep seemed to whisper, "'Tis He,"
As safely the vessel passed over the sea. [Chorus]

3 O safe is the vessel when Jesus is there,
And sure is the voyage, if stormy or fair;
There's naught that can harm us when He whispers "Peace;"
He speaks to the winds and the wild tempests cease. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: The tempest was raging on blue Galilee
Title: He Quiets the Storm.
Author: Jessie P. Tompkins
Refrain First Line: The billows of sea or of sorrow
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Jesus
Copyright: Copyright, 1920, by Homer A. Rodeheaver. International Copyright Secured.
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [The tempest was raging on blue Galilee]
Composer: B. D. Ackley
Incipit: 55553 45645 64313
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright, 1920, by Homer A. Rodeheaver. International Copyright Secured.
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI
MIDI file: MIDI - Melody

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