Trusting, O What Peace!

A sailor over the trackless deep

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [A sailor over the trackless deep]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

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1 A sailor o’er the trackless deep,
I’m trusting in the Lord;
My Captain will His vessel keep,
I’m trusting in the Lord,
Whatever seas I sail,
However fierce the gale,
I know His mighty love for me
Will never fail.

Refrain:
Trusting, I am trusting,
Oh, what peace, sweet peace;
Trusting, I am trusting till life’s moments cease,
And when His face I see,
I’ll sing His grace so free,
And tell the list’ning angels ‘round,
He died for me.

2 A pilgrim over paths unknown,
I’m trusting in the Lord;
Led by His guiding hand alone,
I’m trusting in the Lord,
His presence is the light
That makes the day more bright,
He gives the happy melodies,
That cheer the night. [Refrain]

3 A sinner saved by grace Divine,
I’m trusting in the Lord;
Eternal promises are mine,
I’m trusting in the Lord.
Here let my soul abide,
Beneath the crimson tide,
Till waking in His likeness there,
I’m satisfied. [Refrain]

Source: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #60

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >

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First Line: A sailor over the trackless deep
Title: Trusting, O What Peace!
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Trusting, I am trusting
Copyright: Public Domain

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