The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#736

736. If, through unruffled seas

1 If, through unruffled seas,
Calmly toward heaven we sail,
With grateful hearts, O God, to thee,
We'll own the favoring gale,
With grateful hearts, O God, to thee,
We'll own the favoring gale.

2 But should the surges rise,
And rest delay to come,
Blest be the sorrow, kind the storm,
Which drives us nearer home.

3 Soon shall our doubts and fears
All yield to thy control;
Thy tender mercies shall illume
The midnight of the soul.

4 Teach us in every state,
To make thy will our own,
And when the joys of sense depart,
To live by faith alone.

Text Information

• First Line: If, through unruffled seas
• Author: Augustus M. Toplady
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Trust and Resignation

Tune Information

• Name: SELVIN
• Arranger: Lowell Mason
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: E Major
• Source: German
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #89, 558, or 732.