*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as I am.

“IT IS I, BE NOT AFRAID!”

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 we 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!”

From Songs of the Spirit: Poetry by A. B. Simpson. Public Domain