Peace! Be Still!

Representative Text

1 Master, the tempest is raging!
The billows are tossing high!
The sky is o'ershadowed with blackness,
No shelter or help is nigh;
Carest thou not that we perish?"
How canst thou lie asleep,
When each moment so madly is threat'ning
A grave in the angry deep?

Refrain:
The winds and the waves shall obey thy will.
"Peace, be still!"
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea,
Or struggles or evil, whatever it be,
No water can swallow the ship where lies
the Master of ocean and earth and skies:
They all shall sweetly obey thy will.
"Peace, be still! Peace, be still!"
They all shall sweetly obey thy will.
"Peace, peace, be still!"

2 Master, with anguish of spirit
I bow in my grief today;
The depths of my sad heart are troubled,
Oh, waken and save, I pray;
Torrents of sin and of anguish
Sweep o’er my sinking soul!
And I perish! I perish, dear Master:
Oh, hasten and take control. [Refrain]

3 Master, the terror is over,
The elements sweetly rest;
Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored,
And heaven’s within my breast.
Linger, O blessed Redeemer,
Leave me alone no more;
And with joy I shall make the blest harbor,
And rest on the blissful shore. [Refrain]

---

1 ¡Maestro, se encrespan las aguas,
y ruge la tempestad!
Los grandes abismos del cielo
se llenan de obscuridad.
¿No ves que aquí perecemos?
¿Puedes dormir así,
cuando el mar agitado nos abre
profundo sepulcro aquí?

Estribillo:
Los vientos, las ondas oirán tu voz,
"¡Sea la paz!"
Calmas las iras del negro mar,
las luchas del alma las haces cesar,
y así la barquilla do va
el Señor hundirse no puede en el mar traidor.
Doquier se cumple tu voluntad,

"¡Sea la paz! ¡Sea la paz!"
Tu voz resuena en la inmensidad,
"¡Sea la paz!"

2 Maestro, mi ser angustiado
te busca con ansiedad;
de mi alma en los antros profundos
se libra cruel tempestad.
Asalta el pecado a torrentes
sobre mi frágil ser.
¡Y perezco, perezco, Maestro!
¡Oh, quiéreme socorrer! [Estribillo]

3 Maestro, pasó la tormenta,
los vientos no rugen ya,
y sobre el cristal de las aguas
el sol resplandecerá.
Maestro, prolonga esta calma,
no me abandones más;
cruzaré los abismos contigo,
gozando bendita paz. [Estribillo]

Source: Santo, Santo, Santo: cantos para el pueblo de Dios = Holy, Holy, Holy: songs for the people of God #124

Author: Mary Ann Baker

Baker, Mary A.. Miss Baker, who is a member of the Baptist denomination, and a resident in Chicago, Illinois, is an active worker in the temperance cause, and the author of various hymns and temperance songs.    Her most popular hymn:-— 1. Master, the tempest is raging, Peace, was written in 1874 at the request of Dr. H. R. Palmer, who desired of her several songs on the subjects of a series of Sunday School Lessons for that year. Its theme is "Christ stilling the tempest."   During the same year it was set to music by Dr. Palmer, and pub. in his Songs of Love for the Bible School, 1874. It is found in other collections, including I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, London, 1881. Its home popularity was increased by its republi… Go to person page >

Notes

    1. Master, the tempest is raging, Peace, was written in 1874 at the request of Dr. H. R. Palmer, who desired of her several songs on the subjects of a series of Sunday School Lessons for that year. Its theme is "Christ stilling the tempest." During the same year it was set to music by Dr. Palmer, and pub. in his Songs of Love for the Bible School, 1874. It is found in other collections, including I. D. Sankey's Sac, S. and Solos, Lond., 1881. Its home popularity was increased by its republication and frequent use during the illness of Pres. Garfield. It was sung at several of the funeral services held in his honour throughout the States.

    - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Timeline

Media

You have access to this FlexScore.
Download:
Are parts of this score outside of your desired range? Try transposing this FlexScore.
General Settings
Stanza Selection
Voice Selection
Text size:
Music size:
Transpose (Half Steps):
Capo:
Contacting server...
Contacting server...
Questions? Check out the FAQ

A separate copy of this score must be purchased for each choir member. If this score will be projected or included in a bulletin, usage must be reported to a licensing agent (e.g. CCLI, OneLicense, etc).

This is a preview of your FlexScore.
The Cyber Hymnal #4177
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 100 of 267)

Hymns for Today #185

Page Scan

Millennial Revival #116

Page Scan

Palmer's Book of Gems #10

Songs of Perfect Love #228

Page Scan

Victorious Service Songs #208

Page Scan

Waves of Glory No. 2 #35

Page Scan

Windows of Heaven #28

Page Scan

Windows of Heaven #28

Page Scan

Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #175

Choir Favorites #26

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #139

Page Scan

Church Service Hymns #400

Page Scan

Crowning Day No. 3 #124

Page Scan

Crowning Glory No. 2 #206

Page Scan

Crowning Glory #188

Page Scan

Crowns of Rejoicing #146

Page Scan

Deseret Sunday School Songs #204

Page Scan

Devotion and Praise #203

Page Scan

Exalted Praise #6

Page Scan

Favorite Hymns #296

TextPage Scan

Favorite Hymns of Praise #102

Page Scan

Favorite Selections from Victorious Service Songs #49

Page Scan

Full Redemption Songs #124

Page Scan

Glad Tidings in Song #177

Page Scan

Gleanings of Sacred Song #124

Golden Bells #104

Page Scan

Golden Rays #110

Good News Hymns #63

Page Scan

Gospel Hymns and Songs #175

Page Scan

Gospel Melodies #70

Gospel Songs #d83

Page Scan

Gospel Truth in Song No. 3 #136

Page Scan

Great Revival Hymns #180

Page Scan

Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #185

Great Songs of the Church #146

Heaven's Highway #d65

Page Scan

Herald of Praise #165

Page Scan

His Praise #211

Page Scan

Hymn-Songs #28

Page Scan

Hymns for His Praise #140

Page Scan

Hymns for His Praise #137

Page Scan

Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #198

TextPage Scan

Hymns of Faith #419

TextPage Scan

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #105

Page Scan

Joyful Praise #105

Page Scan

Jubilate #160

Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #160

Page Scan

Kingdom Songs #172

Page Scan

Life and Service Hymns #223

TextPage Scan

Living Hymns #228

Look and Live Songs #d64

Page Scan

Make Christ King #158

Page Scan

Make Christ King. Combined #177

Page Scan

Melodies of Praise #159

Page Scan

New Songs for Service #268

Page Scan

New Songs of Pentecost #61

Page Scan

New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #74

Page Scan

Pilot Hymns #284

Page Scan

Rejoice Hymns #543

Revival Choir #5

Sacred Chimes #136

Page Scan

Sacred Selections for the Church #532

Scripture Song Database #2286

Page Scan

Select Songs No. 2 #276

Page Scan

Seth Parker's Hymnal #181

Page Scan

Song-Land Messenger Complete #199

Page Scan

Songs for Service #200

Page Scan

Songs for Young People #116

Page Scan

Songs of Calvary #127

Songs of Praise #d88

Page Scan

Songs of Salvation and Service. Revised #163

Page Scan

Songs of Service #56

Songs of Service. Rev. ed. #a56

Page Scan

Songs of Summerland #208

Songs Of The Church #346

Page Scan

Songs of the Sanctuary #219

Page Scan

Songs of the Tabernacle #150

Page Scan

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #136

TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #515

The American Hymnal for English Speaking People Everywhere #d211

Page Scan

The Best Gospel Songs and their composers #71

The Complete Church Hymnal #d177

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4177

Page Scan

The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #78

Page Scan

The Golden Sheaf No. 2 #150

Page Scan

The Gospel in Song #164

Page Scan

The Helper in Sacred Song #56

Page Scan

The King of Glory #183

The King's Praise ... a General Purpose Song Book #d119

Page Scan

The Kingdom of Praise #58

Page Scan

The Wells of Salvation #8

Page Scan

The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #165

Page Scan

The Young People's Hymnal No. 3 #164

TextPage Scan

Trinity Hymnal #701

Page Scan

Uplifting Songs #88

Page Scan

Williston Hymns #192

Wonder Hymns of Faith #195

Page Scan

World Wide Church Songs #138

Page Scan

World Wide Revival Songs #195

TextFlexScorePage Scan

Santo, Santo, Santo #124

Pages

Exclude 248 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us