Scripture Verse

Peace, be still. Mark 4:39

Introduction

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Rufus Cornelius
(1872–1933)

Words: Will­iam C. Mar­tin, 1912. Ap­peared in Songs of the Cross, ed­it­ed by Ru­fus H. Cor­ne­li­us (Fort Worth, Tex­as: R. H. Cor­ne­li­us, 1924), num­ber 118.

Music: Ru­fus H. Cor­ne­li­us (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Martin (1864–1914)

Lyrics

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Christ Stilling the Storm
Bernhard Plockhorst (1825–1907)

O I love to tell my Father
All the tri­als of the way,
For He al­ways give me comfort,
And He wipes the tears away;
And the bur­dens all grow light­er
As I hear Him soft­ly stay,
Peace, be still.

Refrain

O I love to talk it ov­er
With my Father day by day,
For a ho­ly peace my spir­it seems to fill.
And it makes me ve­ry hap­py
When I hear Him soft­ly say,
Peace, be still.

Refrain

O I love to tell my Fa­ther
When my wea­ry soul would rest,
For the sweet­ness of His pre­sence
Soon is felt with­in my breast;
And my weak­ness quick­ly leaves me
When I hear the words ex­pressed,
Peace, be still.

Refrain

O I love to tell my Father
When I suf­fer pain or loss,
For He glo­ri­fies the pa­tience
That can meek­ly bear a cross,
And the bless­ings lost seem on­ly
Dross when He is speak­ing thus:
Peace, be still.

Refrain

O I love to tell my Fa­ther,
As He stills the stor­my sea,
Of my long­ing for the ha­rbor
And the man­sion there for me;
And it seems to bring it near­er
When He ut­ters His de­cree,
Peace, be still.

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