The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#515

515. Master, the Tempest Is Raging

1 Master, the tempest is raging!
The billows are tossing high!
The sky is o'ershadowed with blackness,
No shelter or help is nigh;
"Carest Thou not that we perish?"
How canst thou lie asleep,
When each moment so madly is threatening
A grave in the angry deep?

Refrain:
"The winds and the waves shall obey my will.
"Peace, be still!"
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea,
Or demons, or men, or whatever it be,
No water can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean and earth and skies:
They all shall sweetly obey My will:
Peace, be still! Peace, be still!
They all shall sweetly obey My will:
Peace, peace, be still!

2 Master, with anguish of spirit
I bow in my grief today;
The depths of my sad heart are troubled;
O waken and save, I pray!
Torrents of sin and of anguish
Sweep o’er my sinking soul!
And I perish! I perish, dear Master:
O hasten and take control! [Refrain]

3 Master, the terror is over,
The elements sweetly rest;
Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored,
And heaven’s within my breast.
Linger, O blessed Redeemer,
Leave me alone no more;
And with joy I shall make the blest harbor,
And rest on the blissful shore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Master, the tempest is raging!
• Title: Master, the Tempest Is Raging
• Author: Mary A Baker
• Refrain First Line: The winds and the waves shall obey my will
• Meter: Irr. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Trials and Tribulations

Tune Information

• Name: PEACE BE STILL
• Composer: H R Palmer
• Meter: Irr. with Refrain
• Key: C Major