Living by Faith

If on a quiet sea Toward heaven we calmly sail

Author: Augustus Toplady
Tune: SELVIN
Published in 239 hymnals

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1. If, on a quiet sea,
Tow'rd heav'n we calmly sail,
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee,
We'll own the fav'ring gale;
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee,
We'll own the fav'ring gale.

2. But should the surges rise,
And rest delay to come,
Blest be the tempest, kind the storm,
Which drives us nearer home;
Blest be the tempest, kind the storm,
Which drives us nearer home.

3. Soon shall our doubts and fears
All yield to Thy control;
Thy tender mercies shall illume
The midnight of the soul;
Thy tender mercies shall illume
The midnight of the soul.

4. Teach us, in ev'ry state,
To make Thy will our own;
And when the joys of sense depart,
To live by faith alone;
And when the joys of sense depart,
To live by faith alone.



Source: The New Christian Hymnal #335

Author: Augustus Toplady

Toplady, Augustus Montague, the author of "Rock of Ages," was born at Farnham, Surrey, November 4, 1740. His father was an officer in the British army. His mother was a woman of remarkable piety. He prepared for the university at Westminster School, and subsequently was graduated at Trinity College, Dublin. While on a visit in Ireland in his sixteenth year he was awakened and converted at a service held in a barn in Codymain. The text was Ephesians ii. 13: "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." The preacher was an illiterate but warm-hearted layman named Morris. Concerning this experience Toplady wrote: "Strange that I, who had so long sat under the means of grace in England, should b… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: If on a quiet sea Toward heaven we calmly sail
Title: Living by Faith
Author: Augustus Toplady
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Source: Pratt's Collection
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #334

The Praise #d123

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The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal #355

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The Psalmist #513

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The Psalmist #513

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The Psalmody #727

The Psaltery #d122

The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d109

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The Public School Hymnal #242

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #571

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The Revival No. 3 #25

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #223c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d465

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The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #132

The Sanctus #d119

The School Hymn and Tune Book #d88

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The School Hymnary #139

The School Psalter #d133

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The Service Hymnal #213

The Service of Praise #d143

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #736

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The Standard Church Hymnal #165

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The Standard Hymnal #88

The Star of the East #d85

The Tabernacle #d142

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The Tribute of Praise #365

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The Tribute of Praise #365

The Vestry Hymn Book #d212

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The Vestry Singing Book #102

The Victory #d169

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The Voice of Praise #633

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The Welcome #147

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The Woman's Hymnal #46

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University Hymns #258

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Vestry Chimes #79

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Waves of Glory No. 2 #353

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Worship in Song #507

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Young People's Songs of Praise #171

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