Sweet Galilee

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I stood by the side of the murmuring sea

Author: Neal A. McAulay
Tune: [I stood by the side of the murmuring sea]
Published in 15 hymnals

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1 I stood by the side of the murmuring sea,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee;
When the sunshine its beauty revealed unto me,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee;
Then I thought of my Savior who years long ago
Came to tell the glad story, His love to bestow,
As He stood by the side of that murmuring sea,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee.

2 I sailed in a ship on that billowy sea,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee;
While the voice of the tempest was saying to me,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee;
Then I thought of the hearts who once tossed on the wave
When they cried in their peril to Him who could save;
How the Master spoke peace to that billowy sea,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee.

3 I love to recall the bright silvery sea,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee;
For its wonderful story is precious to me,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee;
As it tells of my Savior who came from above,
With the treasures of mercy and infinite love,
Standing there by the side of that silvery sea,
Sweet Galilee, sweet Galilee.

Source: Assembly Songs: for use in evangelistic services, Sabbath schools, young peoples societies, devotional meetings, and the home #100

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Author: Neal A. McAulay

McAulay, Neal A. (Nova Scotia, March, 1854--?). Born of Scottish parents "in the English town of Nova Scotia." At age 21 he moved to Boston and from there to Portland, Maine, in 1876. Converted in 1877; went to Chicago in 1882, and entered McCormick Theological Seminary in 1883 (B.D., 1886). Pastorates in Presbyterian churches in Wilton, Iowa (1886-1907) and Lyons, Louisiana (1907-?). In 1889 began writing gospel hymns. --Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. Go to person page >

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