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Peace.
Lovely lasting Peace below,
Comforter of every woe,
Heavenly born and bred on high,
To crown the favourites of the sky;
Lovely lasting Peace, appear,
This world itself—if thou art here,
Is once again with Eden blest,
And man contains it in his breast.
Comforter of every woe,
Heavenly born and bred on high,
To crown the favourites of the sky;
Lovely lasting Peace, appear,
This world itself—if thou art here,
Is once again with Eden blest,
And man contains it in his breast.
Peace of Mind.
Come lovely, gentle Peace of Mind,
Be thou my cheerful, constant guest,
With thee, whate'er on earth I find,
Thou, pledge of heaven, shalt make me blest.
Be thou my cheerful, constant guest,
With thee, whate'er on earth I find,
Thou, pledge of heaven, shalt make me blest.
Come, thou that lov'st to walk at eve,
The banks of murmuring streams along,
That dar'st the crowded court to leave,
To hear the rustic's simple song.
The banks of murmuring streams along,
That dar'st the crowded court to leave,
To hear the rustic's simple song.
With thee, the lamp of wisdom burns,
The guiding light to realms above;
With thee, the raptured mortal learns
The wonders of celestial love.
The guiding light to realms above;
With thee, the raptured mortal learns
The wonders of celestial love.
With thee, the poor have endless wealth,
Thy sacred presence glads the slave;
With thee, the sick hail coming health,
The weak are strong, the timid brave.
Thy sacred presence glads the slave;
With thee, the sick hail coming health,
The weak are strong, the timid brave.
Sympathy.
On earth, while onward time doth roll,
Incessant cares our path surround;
Yet thou reviv'st the drooping soul
As dew from heaven the thirsty ground.
Incessant cares our path surround;
Yet thou reviv'st the drooping soul
As dew from heaven the thirsty ground.