Give Peace in These Our Days

Give peace in these our days

O Lord

Great dan­gers are now at hand;

Thine en­emies with one ac­cord

Christ’s name in ev­ery land

Seek to de­face

root out and rase

Thy true right wor­ship indeed.

Be Thou the stay

O Lord

we Thee pray.

Thou help­est alone in all need.

Give us that peace that we do lack

Through mis­belief

and in ill life.

Thy Word to of­fer Thou dost not slack

Which we un­kind­ly gain­strive.

With fire and sword

this health­ful Word

Some per­se­cute and op­press.

Some with the mouth con­fess the truth

Without sin­cere god­li­ness.

Give peace and us Thy sprite down send

With grief and re­pent­ance true;

Do piece our hearts our lives to amend

And by faith Christ renew;

That fear and dread

war and blood­shed

Through Thy sweet mer­cy and grace

May from us slide

Thy truth abide

And shine in ev­ery place.