Scripture Verse

[Jesus] got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, Quiet! Be still! Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. Mark 4:39

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in The Gos­pel Sing­er, ed­it­ed by Phil­ip Phil­lips (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Lee & Wal­ker, 1874), num­ber 32, alt.

Music: Mid­dles­brough James Price, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

illustration
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)

Lyrics

O’er the ocean, dark and gloomy,
Thro’ the rag­ing storms that roar;
We are sail­ing home to glo­ry,
Where the tem­pests beat no more;
We have storms and gales to wea­ther
Thro’ the dark­est clouds that form,
But with Je­sus in the vessel,
We will smile at the storm.

Refrain

Yes, with Je­sus in the ves­sel
We will smile at the storm;
Yes, with Je­sus in the vessel
We will smile at the storm.

Tho’ our way is dark and drea­ry,
And the wind is fierce and strong,
Tho’ our hands grow faint and wea­ry,
This wild tem­pest won’t be long;
We will sail thro’ storm and dan­ger,
Thro’ the dark­est clouds that form,
And with Je­sus in the ves­sel,
We will smile at the storm.

Refrain

O’er the dark and stor­my ocean
We will sail at His com­mand,
Bravely face the wild com­mo­tion,
Till we reach the bet­ter land.
Courage, then, come wind and wea­ther,
Come the dark­est clouds that form,
For with Je­sus in the vessel,
We will smile at the storm.

Refrain