Master, the Tempest Is Raging

Hymns, #105

C G III FI G7 C
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|-/1---------------1----|-3------1---1-|-0------------------|-------1------|
6 |-\0---2---0--0-------0-|-4------2-----|-0----2--0--------0-|-----0------0-|
8 |-/2---------------2----|-----5--3-----|-------------3------|---2----------|
|-\3----------3---------|---5----------|--------------------|-3-------3----|
|-----------------------|-3--------1---|-3-------------3----|--------------|
Mas - ter, the tem-pest is rag - ing! The bil - lows are toss - ing high! The

C G III FI G7 C
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|-1------------------1-------|--3------1---1-|-0-------------------|-1-----1-|
|-0---2--0-----0----------0--|--4------2-----|-0----2--0--------0--|-0---0---|
|-2------------------2-------|------5--3-----|-------------3-------|---2-----|
|-3------------3-------------|----5----------|---------------------|-3-------|
|----------------------------|--3--------1---|-3-------------3-----|---------|
sky is o’er - shad -dowed with black - ness. No shel - ter or help is nigh.

C E7 Am GIII C D7 G III
|---------------------|--------|--------------------2--|--3-----3------------|
|-1--1---1---0---0--0-|--1--3--|--1----0------------1--|--3------------------|
|-0--0---0---1---1--1-|--2--4--|--0---------2---0---2--|--4---4--------------|
|-2--2---2---0---0--0-|--2--5--|--2-----------------0--|----5-------2-----h3-|
|-3--3---3------------|--0-----|--3---------------3----|---------------------|
|------------0---0--0-|-----3--|-----------------------|--3------------------|
Car-est thou not that we per-ish? How cans’t thou lie__ a - sleep___ W hen each

C GIII FI G7 FI GIII C
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|-1--------------1---|-3-------1---1-|--0--------------3--|--1-----1---------|
|-0---2---0---0----0-|-4-------2-----|--0---0-0--2-----4--|--0---0-----------|
|-2--------------2---|-----5---3-----|-------------3---5--|----2----------2--|
|-3-----------3------|---5-----------|--------------------|--3---------------|
|--------------------|-3---------1---|--3--------1-----3--|------------------|
mo-ment so mad-ly is threat - ’ning__a grave in the an - gry deep?_______ The

C G7III GIII C
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|--1------------1----------|--------------|-----------3-----|-------1----1---|
|--0------------0----------|-4-----4---4--|--------4----4---|----0---------0-|
|--2----2--2----2-----2--2-|-3-----3---3--|-----5---------5-|----------------|
|--3------------3----------|-5-----5---5--|-----------------|--3-------------|
|--------------------------|-3-----3---3--|--3--------------|----------------|
winds and the waves shall o - bey__ thy will: Peace, be still, peace, be still.
 C/G G7III C
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|--0-----0--0----0---0--0-|--4------4-----4-----|-0-----0---0---0---0---0----|
|--2-----2--2----2---2--2-|--3------3-----3---3-|-2-----2---2---2---2---2----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|-3-----3---3---3---3---3----|
|--3-----3--3----3---3--3-|--3------3-----3-----|----------------------------|
Wheth - er the wrath of the storm - tossed sea, or de – mons or men or what -

FI G7 G7addF# C
|-/1-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-\1--1--1--1-------1--|--0----0---0----0----0---0--|--1-----1-----1----1----|
|-/2--2--2--2-------2--|--0----0---0----0----0---0--|--0-----0-----0----0----|
|-\3--3--3--3-------3--|--0----0---0----3----3---3--|--2-----2-----2----2----|
|-/3--3--3--3-------3--|----------------------------|--3-----3-----3----3----|
|-\1-------------------|--3----3---3----3----3---3--|------------------------|
ev - er it be,____ No wa - ters can swal - low the ship, where lies, the

GIII F I GIII C
|----------------------|--0----0---0-------|-0-----------------|-------------|
|-3---3---3--3--1----3-|--1----1---1-------|-----3----p1--p0---|-------------|
|-4---4---4--4--2----4-|--0----0---0----0--|-----------------2-|-0-----0-----|
|-5---5---5--5--3----5-|-------------------|-------------------|-----2-----2-|
|----------------------|--3----3---3-------|---3---------------|---3-----3---|
|-3---3---3--3--1----3-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|
Mas-ter of o-cean and earth and skies. They all shall sweet-ly o – bey thy will:

G7III C
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|-----------------|-------------------|-----3----p1----p0---|----------------|
|-----------------|-0--------0--------|-------------------2-|--0-------0-----|
|-3---------3-----|-------2--------2--|---------------------|-------2------2-|
|-------5-------5-|---3---------3-----|---3-----------------|----3-------3---|
|---3---------3---|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|
Peace, be still, peace, be still. They all shall sweet - ly o - bey thy will:

G7 G C CVIII
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|--3-------0------|-/2------\10--||
|------2----------|-\3------/10--||
|----3-------3----|---------\-8--||
Peace, peace, be still.
 C G III FI G7 E7 Am
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D7 C/G G7III G7addF# CVIII

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Commentary
LOTS of “extra” notes in this one! But if you don’t want them, you can ignore any notes except
the ones directly over the words of the song. Of course there are lots of chords, so if you just
want the melody line, you’ll have to pick it out of the chords.

Play this song fast, and it’ll sound just great. As an experiment, I switched to using the letters h
and p to indicate hammer-ons and pull-offs, instead of my usual underscore. Does it make a
difference to anyone?

All the chords are normal, common chords, including some barre chords, indicated by Roman
numerals to show where the barre goes. All the notes are eighth notes, which makes keeping the
tempo really easy, even though it’s fast. That’s one reason I put the “extra” notes in. They
actually make it easier to play. The only exception is the last chord, which needs to be held for a
count of three. Alternatively, you could play the first chord in the last measure as a three-note
“broken” chord, saving the last chord for a full measure of its own.