Peace, Be Still! (Beede)

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!