The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16316

16316. This World's A Rough And Stormy Sea

1 This world’s a rough and stor­my sea,
Where winds arise and tem­pests roar;
On ev­ery hand the quick­sands lie,
The rocks are near, re­mote’s the shore.

2 Though mount­ain­ous the wa­ters stand,
And dare to lift their voice on high;
When Je­sus speaks, at His com­mand,
The waves sub­side, the tu­mults die.

3 The soul’s a ves­sel rude­ly tossed,
By tem­pest on this trou­bled sea;
But not a saint shall e’er be lost,
Who seeks for re­fuge, Lord, in Thee.

4 Then let the swell­ing bil­lows roar,
In aw­ful ma­jes­ty be dressed;
I’ll brave them all to gain the shore,
The ha­ven of eter­nal rest.

Text Information

• First Line: This world’s a rough and stor­my sea
• Title: This World's A Rough And Stormy Sea
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: APPLETON by William Boyce; ARIZONA by Robert H. Earnshaw, BAIM by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: AUCTORITATE SAECULI
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Angiers Church Tune