The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2778

2778. If, on a Quiet Sea

1. If, on a quiet sea,
toward Heaven we calmly sail,
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee,
We’ll own the favoring gale,
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee,
We’ll own the favoring 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 every 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.

Text Information

• First Line: If, on a quiet sea
• Title: If, on a Quiet Sea
• Author: Augustus M. Toplady (1772)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Magazine, 1772
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: VENICE (AMPS), William Amps, Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1853

Tune Information

• Name: SELVIN
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 33235 44323 46551
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain