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The billows swell, the winds are high

Author: William Cowper
Tune: NORFOLK
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1 The billows swell, the winds are high
Clouds overcast my wintry sky;
Out of the depths to thee I call,
My fears are great, my strength is small.

2 O Lord, a Savior's part perform,
And guide and guard me through the storm;
Defend me from each threatening ill,
Control the waves, say, "peace, be still."

3 Amidst the roaring of the sea,
My souls still hands her hope on thee;
Thy constant love, thy faithful care,
Is all that saves me from despair.

4 Dangers of every shape and name,
Attend the followers of the Lamb,
Who leave the world's deceitful shore,
And leave it to return no more.

5 God of my life, to thee I call,
Afflicted at thy feet I fall;
When the great water-floods prevail,
Leave not my trembling heart to fail!

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors, 1799

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Author: William Cowper

Cowper, William, the poet. The leading events in the life of Cowper are: born in his father's rectory, Berkhampstead, Nov. 26, 1731; educated at Westminster; called to the Bar, 1754; madness, 1763; residence at Huntingdon, 1765; removal to Olney, 1768; to Weston, 1786; to East Dereham, 1795; death there, April 25, 1800. The simple life of Cowper, marked chiefly by its innocent recreations and tender friendships, was in reality a tragedy. His mother, whom he commemorated in the exquisite "Lines on her picture," a vivid delineation of his childhood, written in his 60th year, died when he was six years old. At his first school he was profoundly wretched, but happier at Westminster; excelling at cricket and football, and numbering Warren Hasti… Go to person page >

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Author:	William Cowper
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Language:	English

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The billows swell, the winds are high. W. Cowper. [Temptation.] Appeared in the Olney Hymns, 1779, Bk. iii., No. 18, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, and entitled "Temptation." It was extensively adopted by the older collection, but is somewhat restricted in its modern use. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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The National Baptist Hymnal: arranged for use in churches, Sunday schools, and young people's socieities (5th ed. Rev.) (1904), p.226

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Instances (1 - 100 of 126)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject
A Collection of Divine Hymns from Various Authors #d58	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1814
A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #d149	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1793
A Collection of Hymns #326	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1859
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ: taken from the most approved authors, and adapted to public and private worship #901	The billows swell; the winds are high	The billows swell; the winds are high		Cowper			1858
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #655	Temptation compared to a Storm	The billows swell, the winds are high			L. M.		1846	Seamen \|
A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #602	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1825
A New Selection of Psalms and Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to Public and Private Worship. 2nd ed. #d448	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1832
A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #602	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper	L. M.		1810
A Selection of Hymns #d262	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1833
A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors.: including a great number of originals: intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. (Woodward's rev. and corr. ed.; Sterotype ed.) #A23	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1826
A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #580	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1831
A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors, Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #d574	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1816
Additional Hymns, Designed as a Supplement to Dwight's Psalms & Hymns #d169	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1833
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #474	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper (1731-1800)		Matthew 14:27; Mark 6:50; John 6:20	1886	The Christian Life \|
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #474	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1885
Chapel Hymns #d513	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1846
Christian Psalmody, in Four Parts; containing Dr. Watt's Psalms Abridged; Dr. Watt's Hymns Abridged; Select Hymns from Other Authors; and Select Harmony: together with directions... (2nd. ed.) #SH83	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1817
Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d839	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1856
Church Chorals and Choir Studies #21	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high	NORFOLK	Cowper			1850
Church Melodies: collection of psalms and hymns, with appropriate music. For the use of congregations. #219	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1858
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #512	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1864	The Christian Life \|
Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #110	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1856
Glorious Light No. 3 #d83	The tempest tossed	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1909
Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #298	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1886
Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #229	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1868
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #576	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1854
Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #485	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1882
Hymns and Psalms, Original and Modern, Selected and Revised #d292	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1862
Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #421	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper, 1731-1800			1875
Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #421	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper, 1731-1800			1886
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #800	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper, 1731-1800			1874
Hymns and Tunes: for Public and Private Worship, and Sunday Schools #310	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Wm. Cowper			1890
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination #832	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1865
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination. (New ed.) #832	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper	L. M.		1871	Sea \| prayer at; Seamen's hymn \| ; Temptation \| compared to a storm; Temptation Compared to a Storm \|
Hymns for Christian Melody #942	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1835
Hymns for Church and Home #315	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1860
Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d188	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1870
Hymns for Social Worship: selected from Watts, Doddridge, Newton, Cowper, Steele and others #390	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1840
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #183	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1853
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #183	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1857
Hymns for the Sanctuary #303	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1849
Hymns for the Sick-Room #117	The billows swell; the winds are high	The billows swell; the winds are high					1866
Hymns of the Church Militant #507	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1858
Hymns of the Church Universal #437	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1890
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d207	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1840
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons #d194	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1826
New Manual of Praise: for Sabbath and Social Worship #398	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1901
New Union Hymns #188	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1850
Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion: a collection of hymns and music; for the use of Bethels, Chaplains of the Navy and private devotion of Mariners #102a	The billows swell; the winds are high	The billows swell; the winds are high		Cowper			1849
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #750	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1855
Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H407	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1845
Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #381	Temptation	The billows swell, the winds are high			L. M.		1834	Temptations and Afflictions \|
Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns. A New Selection #I.159	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1823
Revival and Camp Minstrel, containing the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected #d305	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1867
Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d238	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1843
Sacred Melodies #d241	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1843
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d446	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1830
Seamen's Devotional Assistant, and Mariners' Hymns; prepared under direction of the American Seamen's Friend Society #327	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1838
Seamen's Hymns #462	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1846
Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d564	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1859
Select Hymns #d165	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1850
Select Hymns: the third part of Christian Psalmody; with directions for musical expression (Stereotype ed.) #83	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1823
Songs for the New Life #d607	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1869
Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part I #d229	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1880
Songs of Pilgrimage: a hymnal for the churches of Christ (2nd ed.) #112	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1888
Songs of Zion #d160	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1853
Supplement to Watts: a Selection of More than Five Hundred Hymns, from the Most Approved Authors on a Great Variety of Subjects ... #d388	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1832
The American Seaman's Hymn Book: a Collection of Sacred Songs for the Use of Mariners #d187	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1826
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #676	The billows swell; the winds are high	The billows swell; the winds are high					1873
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #220.676	The billows swell; the winds are high	The billows swell; the winds are high					1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #750	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1857
The Baptist Hymn Book #676	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1903
The Baptist Hymn Book: comprising a large and choice collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, adapted to the faith and order of the Old School, or Primitive Baptists (2nd stereotype Ed.) #726	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1859
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #393	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1842
The Baptist Praise Book #987	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1872
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #708	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1850
The Book of Praise #d327	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1865
The Book of Praise: or, Hymns for Public and Social Worship #d722	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1869
The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d589	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1889
The Christian Hymn Book: a compilation of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, original and selected (Rev. and enl.) #857	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1866
The Christian Hymnal #d638	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1871
The Christian Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship #634	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1875
The Christian hymnal: a collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship; in two parts (Rev.) #240	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		Wm. Cowper			1882
The Christian Hymnist #d506	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1895
The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns: with copious selections from other sources; the whole carefully revised and arranged, with directions for musical expression #548	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1840
The Christian Psalter #d504	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1841
The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book: for social and public worship #374	The billows swell; the winds are high	The billows swell; the winds are high		Cowper			1864
The Devotional Hymn Book #d446	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1864
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d686	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1882
The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #339	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1880
The Gospel Psalmist #921	Temptation compared to a Storm	The billows swell, the winds are high		Cowper			1861	Hymns for Seamen \|
The Harp #896	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1856
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors to which are added, a number never before published. #287	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1810
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors: to which are added a number never before published #CCLXXXVII	Prayer under temptation from the tumults of the world	The billows swell, the winds are high			L. M.		1799	Temptation \| From the world
The Hartford Selection of Hymns: from the most approved authors: to which are added a number never before published (2nd ed.) #CCLXXXVII	Prayer under temptation from the tumults of the world	The billows swell, the winds are high			L. M.		1802	Temptation \| From the world
The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d597	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1890
The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book: containing the psalms and hymns of the book of common prayer, together with a choice selection of additional hymns, and an appendix of chants and tunes... #H252	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high					1855
The Lord's Songs: a collection of composures in metre, such as have been most used in the late glorious revivals; Dr. Watts' psalms and hymns excepted #CCXLIV	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1805
The Mozart Collection of Sacred Music: containing melodies, chorals, anthems and chants, harmonized in four parts; together with the celebrated Christus and Miserere by ZIngarelli #240	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1846
The National Baptist Hymn Book #d501	The billows swell, the winds are high	The billows swell, the winds are high		William Cowper			1906