The Hymnal ‎#416b

416b. Fierce was the wild billow

Fierce was the wild billow,
Dark was the night;
Oars laboured heavily,
Foam glimmered white;
Trembled the mariners,
Peril was nigh;
Then said the God of God,
"Peace! It is I."

Ridge of the mountain wave,
Lower thy crest!
Wail of Euroclydon,
Be thou at rest!
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Sorrow can never be,
Darkness must fly,
Where saith the Light of Light,
"Peace! It is I."

Jesus, Deliverer,
Come thou to me;
Soothe thou my voyaging
Over life's sea:
Thou, when the storm of death
Roars, sweeping by,
Whisper, O Truth of Truth,
"Peace! It is I."

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Fierce was the wild billow
• Author (attributed to): St. Anatolius
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1862)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4. D.
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Travelers by Sea and Land

Tune Information

• Name: ALETHEIA
• Composer: Walter Henry Hall (1918)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4. D.
• Key: E♭ Major