PER PACEM AD LUCEM

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 16, 1871

PER PACEM AD LUCEM.

I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road; I do not ask that thou wouldst take from me Aught of its load; I do not ask that flowers should always spring Beneath my feet, I know too well the poison and the sting Of things too sweet.

For one thing only, Lord, dear Lord, I plead, Lead me aright— Though strength should falter and though heart should bleed— Through peace to light. I do not ask, O Lord, that thou shouldst shed Full radiance here; Give but a ray of peace, that I may tread Without a fear.

I do not ask my cross to understand My way to see— Better in darkness just to feel thy hand And follow thee. Joy is like restless day, but peace divine Like quiet night. Lead me, O Lord, till perfect day shall shine, Through peace to light.