Tag: storm

A perfect storm – hymn Mark 4: 35 – 41

A perfect storm, as Galilee June 23rd Lectionary Mark 4 35 – 41 
Hymn: A perfect storm, as Galilee 

A perfect storm, as Galilee 
became a foaming maelstrom,
the boats were spun and tossed like corks, 
no more a sluggish doldrum.	

And through it all their friend had dozed, 
the chaos found him sleeping
while panic reigned, fear took control, 
as crashing waves were sweeping. 

A desperate cry, 'we perish, Lord', 
they shook him to his senses. 
Then at a word the storm was stilled
disarming their defences.

'What little faith you have, my friends, 
why let such fear possess you? 
See how the wind and waves obey, 
how peace has come to bless you'.

What they had seen disturbed those men, 
it rocked things sure and tested;
to meet with God upon that lake, 
left doubt and fear arrested
Andrew Pratt 
Words © 2012 © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Tune: 8.7.8.7
Metre: ST COLUMBA (Irish); DOMINUS REGIT ME

What happened to the Covenant – a hymn for a time of storms and floods

What happened to the covenant, 

the rainbow in the sky, 

that signed an end to flood and storm? 

Still people stand and cry.



The floods still come, the waters rage, 

while homes are swept away, 

the covenant, of which God spoke, 

seems of another day.



And yet amid experience, 

a mystery remains, 

a sense in spite of all we see 

that love survives, sustains.



The rainbow arch still signs a truth, 

God’s covenant of care 

will never leave us without love, 

in turmoil God is there.



For nothing now in all the earth 

below, or heaven above 

will separate us from Christ’s grace

or tear us from God’s love.


© Andrew Pratt 7/2/2012

Words © 2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.

Metre: CM
Tunes: RODWELL; OSWALD’S TREE; NOX PRAECESSIT