Living Hymns ‎#228

228. Master, the Tempest is Raging

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 threatening
A grave in the angry deep?

Chorus:
The winds and the waves shall obey thy 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 thy will,
Peace, be still! Peace, be still!
They all shall sweetly obey thy 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: Master, the Tempest is Raging
• Author: M. A. Baker
• Refrain First Line: The winds and waves shall obey thy will
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Copyright: By permission.

Tune Information

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