Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#206

206. Peace, Be Still!

1. Master, the tempest is raging!
The billows are tossing high!
The sky is o'ershadow'd 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 waters can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean, and earth and skies;
They all shall sweetly obey my will,
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,
O, hasten, and take control. [Chorus]

3. Master, the terror is over,
The elements sweetly rest;
Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirror'd,
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: Mary Ann Baker (1874)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Mark 4:38
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 7
• Notes: Text by Mary Ann Baker, a typesetter for Horton & Leonard in Chicago, from Songs of Love for the Bible School (1874)

Tune Information

• Name: PEACE, BE STILL
• Composer: Horatio R. Palmer (1874)
• Incipit: 56551 326
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Tune PEACE, BE STILL by Horatio R. Palmer, composer and choir director at Second Baptist Church of Chicago, from Songs of Love for the Bible School (1874).