The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church 633. If on a quiet sea

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Text:	If on a quiet sea
Author:	Toplady

1 If on a quiet sea
Toward heaven we calmly sail,
With grateful hearts, O God, to thee,
We'll own the fav'ring 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 on a quiet sea
Author:	Toplady
Meter:	S. M.
Publication Date:	1873
Scripture:	Jeremiah 49:23 ; 2 Corinthians 5:7
Topic:	The Christian Life: Trial and Patience; Walking by Faith