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Peace, Be Still

O I love to tell my Father all the trials of the way

Author: W. C. Martin
Tune: [O I love to tell my Father all the trials of the way]
Published in 20 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O I love to tell my Father
All the tri­als of the way,
For He al­ways give me comfort,
And He wipes the tears away;
And the bur­dens all grow light­er
As I hear Him soft­ly stay,
"Peace, be still."

Refrain:
O I love to talk it ov­er
With my Father day by day,
For a ho­ly peace my spir­it seems to fill.
And it makes me ve­ry hap­py
When I hear Him soft­ly say,
"Peace, be still."

2 O I love to tell my Fa­ther
When my wea­ry soul would rest,
For the sweet­ness of His pre­sence
Soon is felt with­in my breast;
And my weak­ness quick­ly leaves me
When I hear the words ex­pressed,
"Peace, be still." [Refrain]

3 O I love to tell my Father
When I suf­fer pain or loss,
For He glo­ri­fies the pa­tience
That can meek­ly bear a cross,
And the bless­ings lost seem on­ly
Dross when He is speak­ing thus:
"Peace, be still." [Refrain]

4 O I love to tell my Fa­ther,
As He stills the stor­my sea,
Of my long­ing for the ha­rbor
And the man­sion there for me;
And it seems to bring it near­er
When He ut­ters His de­cree,
"Peace, be still." [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16350

Author: W. C. Martin

Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O I love to tell my Father all the trials of the way
Title: Peace, Be Still
Author: W. C. Martin
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O I love to talk it over with my Father
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16350
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The Cyber Hymnal #16350

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