Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IT IS I, BE NOT AFRAID, by ALBERT BENJAMIN SIMPSON Poet's Biography First Line: When the storm was fiercely raging Last Line: "it is I, be not afraid!" Subject(s): Jesus Christ | ||||||||
When the storm was fiercely raging On the Lake of Galilee, And their helpless bark was tossing On the wild, tempestuous sea, Walking on the raging waters In a robe of light arrayed, Jesus came, oh, hear Him calling-- "It is I, be not afraid!" When the storms of life are raging, And the night is long and drear, When our strength is spent with toiling, And our spirit sinks with fear, Oft again we see Him coming, Swiftly hast'ning to our aid; Often still hear Him calling-- "It is I, be not afraid!" When the night of death shall lower, And the Jordan's surges roll, When the hour and power of darkness Overwhelm the sinking soul, Then above the raging billows, And night's deepest, darkest shade, We shall hear Him calling to us-- "It is I, be not afraid! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MEDITATION ON SAVIORS by ROBINSON JEFFERS COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS THE TRANSFIGURATION by EDWIN MUIR SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL JESUS ONLY by ALBERT BENJAMIN SIMPSON |
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