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Text:Be Not Afraid
Author:Sir F. E. Smith
Tune:MELITA
Composer:I. B. Woodbury

781. Be Not Afraid

1. When pow'r divine, in mortal form,
Hush'd with a word the raging storm,
In soothing accents Jesus said,
"Lo, it is I; be not afraid."

2. So when in silence nature sleeps,
And lonely watch the mourner keeps,
One thought shall ev'ry pang remove,
Trust, feeble man, thy Maker's love.

3. And when the last dread hour shall come,
While trembling nature waits her doom,
This voice shall wake the righteous dead
"Lo, it is I; be not afraid."

Text Information
First Line: When pow'r divine, in mortal form
Title: Be Not Afraid
Author: Sir F. E. Smith
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Special Occasions: Funeral Hymns
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: MELITA
Composer: I. B. Woodbury
Meter: L. M.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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