Lyrics
Verse 1
I blow my shofar Lord
Lord I’m calling Your name
This is an emergency
Heaven hear my pain
I blow my shofar Lord
Lord the battlefield is heavy
The night is closing in
But You spoke to raging waters
And You calmed the wind
Chorus
Oh peace be still
Peace be still
If You did it before
You can do it again
One word from Your mouth
And the chaos will end
Oh peace be still
Peace be still
Peace be still
Chorus 2
Yahweh speak
Let the waters be still
Hmm peace be still
Peace be still
Elohim arise
Let the battle be still
Verse 2
Fear was talking loud
But faith is louder now
You stood up in the storm
And the sea had to bow
I’m not fighting alone
I’ve seen it in Your word
When You speak creation moves
Bridge
I blow my shofar Lord
Blow the horn, wake the heavens
Let the enemy hear
The Lord of Hosts is speaking
And His voice is clear
Chorus
Oh peace be still
Peace be still
Peace be still
Yahweh speak
Let the waters be still
Peace be still
Peace be still
Elohim arise
Let the battle be still
Chant
Yahweh, Yahweh
Yahweh
Speak, speak, speak (Oooooh)
Yahweh, Yahweh
Yahweh
Refrain
Peace... be still
Peace be still
Peace be still
Outro
You command the wind
And the storm is still
Peace be still
Peace be still
Great calm, great calm
At the sound of Your will
I’ll blow my shofar Lord
I’ll blow my shofar Lord
Blow my shofar Lord
I blow my shofar Lord
(Peace be still)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Peace Be Still frames distress as an urgent prayer to the God who rules wind, water, conflict, and creation. The shofar signals alarm and summons attention while the singer names a heavy battlefield and an encroaching night. Against that fear, the lyric recalls Jesus standing in the storm and commanding the sea. The repeated request for peace therefore rests on remembered authority rather than vague optimism.
Names such as Yahweh, Elohim, and the Lord of Hosts emphasize God’s sovereignty as the prayer moves from storm imagery to spiritual battle. Fear speaks loudly, but faith answers from the scriptural account of Christ calming the waves. The closing image of great calm closely follows the Gospel narrative, where a word from Jesus stills both wind and sea. By repeating the command throughout its choruses, chant, refrain, and outro, the song holds together personal pain and confidence that divine speech can bring order to chaos.
Related Scripture
- Mark 4:39-41 Jesus rebukes the wind and commands the sea to be still, producing a great calm.
- Psalm 107:28-29 God stills the storm and quiets its waves when distressed people cry to Him.
- Numbers 10:9 Israel is instructed to sound trumpets in battle and be remembered before the Lord.