Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#449

449. They Cast Their Nets

1 They cast their nets in Galilee,
Just off the hills of brown;
Such happy, simple fisher-folk,
Before the Lord came down,
Before the Lord came down.

2 Contented, peaceful fishermen,
Before they ever knew
The peace of God that filled their hearts
Brimful, and broke them too,
Brimful, and broke them too.

3 Young John, who trimmed the flapping sail,
Homeless in Patmos died.
Peter, who hauled the teeming net,
Head down was crucified,
Head down was crucified.

4 The peace of God, it is no peace,
But strife closed in the sod.
Yet, let us pray for but one thing:
The marv'lous peace of God,
The marv'lous peace of God.

Text Information

• First Line: They cast their nets in Galilee
• Title: They Cast Their Nets
• Author: William A. Percy, 1885-1942
• Meter: 86 866
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Trust, Guidance
• Copyright: © Edward B. Marks Music Corp.
• Notes: Now public domain

Tune Information

• Name: PEACE OF GOD
• Composer: Herbert G. Draesel Jr., b. 1940
• Meter: 86 866
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © Edward B. Marks Music Corp.; Setting © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship