Be Not Afraid (Parshley)

When the storm in its fu­ry on Ga­li­lee fell

And the bil­lows were roll­ing on high;

A ship that was tossed in the midst of the sea

Both the wind and the waves did de­fy;

The dis­ci­ples ere trou­bled and shook with alarm

As their Lord on the wa­ters drew nigh;

But He called out in words both as­sur­ing and sweet

Saying

Be not afraid

it is I.

Be not afraid

it is I

be not afraid

it is I;

Then came words won­drous sweet

O’er the wa­ters so deep

Saying

Be not afraid

it is I.

Then Peter said

Lord

if it real­ly be Thou

Bid me come on the wa­ter to Thee;

And the Sav­ior made an­swer and said to him

Come

So he walked like His Lord on the sea;

But as soon as he saw how the strong wind did blow

Beginning to sink

he did cry

And Je­sus im­me­di­ate­ly stretched forth His hand

Saying

Why didst thou doubt? It is I.

Then Peter

with Je­sus

the Sav­ior and guide

To the ship did re­turn with­out harm;

And the wind in its fu­ry at once was made still

The waves dash­ing high were made calm;

So with faith that ne’er wa­vers

what­e’er may as­sail

We must trust Him

our Sav­ior on high;

As He still speaks to com­fort

to save and to bless

Saying

Be not afraid

it is I.