Laudes Domini ‎#349

349. "Peace, be still"

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,
"Oh, 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
• Title: "Peace, be still"
• Author: Godfrey Thring
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Courage and Cheer; Christians: Encouragements; Courage; Encouragements; Hope: Under Despondency; Sailors

Tune Information

• Name: ST. AELRED
• Composer: J. B. Dykes
• Meter: 8s, 3
• Key: E♭ Major