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| William Baxter | Lake of Galilee (1846) |
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| L A K E O F G A L I L E E . |
| BY WILLIAM BAXTER. |
| CALM lake of Galilee! upon thy shore The Savior first his humble followers sought, And on thy bosom faith's pure lessons taught, Amid the wind and water's mingled roar. Fear seiz'd the tremblers when the storm raged high: Faithless and doubting, on the deck they stand, The wild waves' sport: far distant from the land, All hope seems lost; but, lo! the Master's nigh. Calmly he stands upon that vessel's prow: He speaks--the waves obey his high behest-- Cease their wild sport, and gently sink to rest, And joy sits smiling on each follower's brow. Thus, when the waves of passion, in my breast, Rise high, O Savior, bid them sink to rest. |
[The Ladies' Repository 6 (March 1846): 93.]
ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION
William Baxter's "Lake of Galilee" was first published in The Ladies' Repository, and Gatherings of the West: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Literature and Religion, Vol. 6, No. 3, March 1846, p. 93. This volume, edited by B. F. Tefft, was published in Cincinnati by L. Swormstedt and J. T. Mitchell and in New York by G. Lane and C. B. Tippett for the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.
Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA
Created 9 April 2000.
Updated 28 June 2003.
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