Oh 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 threat'ning
A grave in the angry deep?
The winds and the waves shall obey My will
Peace, be still
Although the tempest may seem to kill
Peace, be still
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea
Or demons or men or whatever it be
They all shall sweetly obey My will
Peace, be still
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Oh 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!
The winds and the waves shall obey My will
Peace, be still
Although the tempest may seem to kill
Peace, be still
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea
Or demons or men or whatever it be
They all shall sweetly obey My will
Peace, be still
♪
Oh 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
The winds and the waves shall obey My will
Peace, be still
Although the tempest may seem to kill
Peace, be still
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea
Or demons or men or whatever it be
They all shall sweetly obey My will
Peace, be still
♪
Be still