| Come, peace of God |
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| Tune: |
Ellers |
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| Metre: |
10 10 10 10 |
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Come,
peace of God, and dwell again on earth,
Come, with the calm that hailed Thy Prince’s birth,
Come with the healing of Thy gentle touch,
Come, peace of God, that this world needs so much.
Break
every weapon forged in fires of hate,
Turn back the foes that would assail Thy gate;
Where fields of strife lie desolate and bare
Take Thy sweet flowers of peace and plant them there.
Bring
selfish lives from shadowlands of loss
Into the radiance of the Saviour’s cross,
Where, in that gift - so precious, yet so lone -
Life finds its brotherhood and love its throne.
Come!
Blessed Peace, as when, in hush of eve,
God’s benediction falls on souls who grieve;
As shines a star when every day departs,
Come! Peace of God, and rule within our hearts.
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