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Text Based On Isaiah Chapter 48
O that thou hadst hearkened to my
commandments! then had thy peace been
as a river, and thy righteousness as the
waves of the sea.
Peace, Be Still !
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?
Come, and care for Thy sheep,
When each moment so madly is threatening
A grave in the angry deep?
Refrain
The winds and the waves do obey Thy will,
Peace, be still!
Whether the wrath of the storm tossed sea,
Or demons or men, or whatever it be
No waters can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean, and earth, and skies;
They all do sweetly obey Thy will,
Peace, be still! Peace, be still!
They all do sweetly obey Thy will,
Peace, peace, be still!
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.
Refrain
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 blessèd Redeemer!
Leave me alone no more;
And with joy I shall make the blest harbour,
And rest on Thy blissful shore.
Refrain
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