O GOD, whom we adore,
Our faith increase!
Bid fears oppress no more;
Let doubting cease.
Our spirits yearn for peace;
Our trembling trust increase:
Give us Thy peace!
Thou, Lord, once crucified,
Support our trust.
Except in Thee we hide
We are but dust.
Till death our bonds release,
Our clinging hope increase:
Give us Thy peace!
Fearful, our eyes behold
Fire, earthquake, flood;
War's horrid garments rolled
In brother's blood.
Till man's confusions cease,
Our waiting trust increase:
Give us Thy peace!
Beneath thy temple's eaves
Sparrows may nest.
To every soul that grieves
Thou givest rest;
Rest, bought with faith's increase.
Give us, dear Lord, thy peace:
Give us Thy peace!
O, give us eyes to see
Through earthly gloom,
Beyond Gethsemane
The riven tomb.
Ours be thy cloudless peace;
Our darkening faith increase:
Give us Thy peace!
In thee we breathe each breath,
In thee we move.
What matters life, or death?
Thou, God, art Love.
Our trust, our love, increase;
Thy love is perfect peace:
Give us Thy peace!