Fear Not; it is I

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 25, 1865

"Fear Not; it is I."

'Twas night on the sea Of Galilee, And the waves ran high; and far from shore, Through the wind and dark, Fast drove the bark, And the fishermen's hearts were troubled sore.

Lo, through the storm They espy a form: They shudder; it cometh nigh, more nigh; Till a sweet, well-known, Familiar tone, Says gently, "Fear not; it is I!"

Lord God, when round My soul profound Shall roll the deep unfathomed sea; When fading are Earth's shores afar O'er the ocean of eternity;

When I shudder to hear The Judge come near, And the awful judgment-seat espy— Oh, say to me, As on Galilee, Thou said'st of old, "Fear not, 'tis I!"