Tho’ torn and tossed by wind and wave,
O Helms­man, on Thy love I lean;
Tho’ un­der me a yawn­ing grave—
I know Thy mer­cies stand be­tween.

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I’ll trust in Thee; I’ll watch and pray;
When doubts as­sail me, Thou wilt say—
Peace, peace, peace, be still!
Peace, peace, be still!

Tho’ lulled on si­ren seas to sleep,
In dreams I see Thy sha­dowy form,
For love is cra­dled in the deep,
And bo­somed on the sweep­ing storm.

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Tho’ all the pow’rs of dark­ness hurled,
Burst round my head, I know Thy might,
And look be­yond time’s chang­ing world,
And see Thy ha­ven thro’ the night.

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And so my soul sails on its way;
Both storm and calm Thy love ful­fill;
I hear Thy voice and I ob­ey,
And cry un­to my soul, Be still!

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