He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea,
Mark 4:39Peace, be still
…the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Words: Caroline H. L. Jenks, in Devotional Melodies, edited by Abraham Stockton Jenks (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A. S. Jenks, 1859), page 196.
Music: Tarpon Springs William J. Kirkpatrick, 1859 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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On life’s dark, unfathomed ocean,
To a far and distant shore,
Join us in our hearts’ devotion,
Loud above the tempest’s roar.
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Naught to fear from storm or sorrow,
Jesus is our guard and guide;
In our heavenly home tomorrow,
We shall rest us by His side.
Storms may lower and winds affright us,
Darkly from the angry sky,
Midnight gloom and doubt benight us,
Jesus still is ever nigh.
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He can hush the tempest’s roar,
To the winds say, Peace, be still
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All dark evils own His power,
And are harmless ’neath His will.
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Distant, see our home is shining,
With its golden domes and spires,
No more cares or sad repining,
In the port of our desires.
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On the shore our friends will meet us,
Loved and lost ones gone before,
With their echoing welcomes greet us,
And we’ll rest forevermore.
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