2778. If, on a Quiet Sea

1. If, on a quiet sea,
toward Heaven we calmly sail,
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee,
We’ll own the favoring gale,
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee,
We’ll own the favoring gale.

2. But should the surges rise,
and rest delay to come,
Blest be the tempest, kind the storm,
Which drives us nearer home,
Blest be the tempest, kind the storm,
Which drives us nearer home.

3. Soon shall our doubts and fears
all yield to Thy control;
Thy tender mercies shall illume
The midnight of the soul,
Thy tender mercies shall illume
The midnight of the soul.

4. Teach us, in every state,
to make Thy will our own;
And when the joys of sense depart,
To live by faith alone,
And when the joys of sense depart,
To live by faith alone.

Text Information
First Line: If, on a quiet sea
Title: If, on a Quiet Sea
Author: Augustus M. Toplady (1772)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Gospel Magazine, 1772
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: VENICE (AMPS), William Amps, Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1853
Tune Information
Name: SELVIN
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: SM
Incipit: 33235 44323 46551
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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