2And men stood breathless in their dread,

And baffled in their skill--

But One was there, who rose and said

To the wild sea, "Be still!"

3And the wind ceased; it ceased! that word

Passed through the gloomy sky,

The troubled billows knew their Lord,

And sank beneath his eye.

4Thou that didst rule the angry hour,

And tame the tempest's mood--