Comfort in Distress MELCOMBE—Samuel Webbe Comfort in Distress 1 Brethren be ye not affrighted; God is yet among you here; You are still with Him united, And His grace is ever near. His corrections prove His love, Showered on us from above. Let his be your consolation! Why despair in tribulation? 2 Though the waves of life’s great ocean Harass us from far and near, Would humanity’s commotion Plunge us into sore despair; Though the Saviour holds His peace, Seems to sleep and rest at ease, Naught