Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: We ask for peace O Lord
Topic: Calmness
Writer: <no first name given> Procter
Composer: Knowles Shaw
Meter: PM
Tune: The Peace of God
Hymn Number: 559
Page Number: 199, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWE ask for peace, O Lord!
Thy chldren ask Thy peace;
Not what the world calls rest,
That toil and care should cease,
That through bright, sunny hours
Calm life should fleet away,
And tranquil night should fade
In smiling day;
It is not for such peace that we would pray.
We ask Thy peace, O Lord!
Through storm, and fear, and strife,
To light and guide us on
Through a long, struggling life;
While no success or gain
Shall cheer the desp'rate fight,
Or nerve, what the world calls,
Our wasted night;
Yet pressing thro' the darness to the light.
It is Thine own, O Lord!
Who toil while others sleep;
Who sow with loving care
What other hands shall reap;
They lean on Thee entranc'd,
In calm and perfect rest;
Give us that peace, O Lord!
Divine and blest,
Thou keepest for those hearts who love Thee best.