The Gospel Awakening ‎#102

102. Peace! Be Still!

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 threat'ning
A grave in the angry deep?

Chorus:
"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;
Oh, waken and save, I pray!
Torrents of sin and of anguish
Sweep o'er my sinking soul;
And I perish! I perish! dear Master;
Oh hasten, and take control. [Chorus]

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. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Master, the tempest is raging!
• Title: Peace! Be Still!
• Author: Miss M. A. Baker
• Refrain First Line: The winds and waves shall obey my will
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Mark 4:39

Tune Information

• Name: [Master, the tempest is raging!]
• Composer: H. R. Palmer
• Key: C Major