He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so He bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Psalm 107:29–30
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., in Fairer Than Day, by George C. Hugg (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1902), page 5.
Music: I. Newton Hugg (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Hugg (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Oatman,
Tho’ stormy gales sweep o’er life’s seas,
Tho’ breakers all around may be,
Praise God, no harm can come to me,
I’ve reached the port of peace.
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I’ve reached the port of peace,
Such great abiding peace;
Tho’ storms may sweep life’s mighty deep,
I’ve reached the port of peace.
Of judgment long I stood in awe,
Its terrors only I foresaw,
But, since I’ve learned to love God’s law,
I’ve reached the port of peace.
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Now let the days be what they will,
I hear that whisper, Peace, be still
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Safe anchored here, I fear no ill,
I’ve reached the port of peace.
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The world may smile, the world may frown,
May lift me up or cast me down;
I know my bark, it cannot drown,
I’ve reached the port of peace.
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And when I reach the other side,
And on those placid waters glide,
I’ll find, just o’er life’s surging tide,
Eternal ports of peace.
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