Peace, Be Still

Words: Mary Ann Baker; Micah Gillespie
Music: Micah Gillespie
Voicing: Vocal Duet

Jesus’ disciples found themselves in a deadly storm in Mark 4, unable to save themselves and alone on the Sea of Galilee, while Jesus Himself was asleep in the boat. Similarly, believers today tend to underestimate Christ’s love and power in the darkest of life’s storms, thinking He does not care. But just when all seemed lost to the disciples, Christ stood and spoke to the winds and the waves, commanding them to obey their Creator. Based on the hymn, “Master the Tempest Is Raging”, the stark contrast between Christ’s peace and the storms of life is depicted vividly in the turbulent and flowing piano and trombone parts followed by a calm middle section with rich harmonies in the vocal duet parts.