Giver of Concord, Prince of Peace

Giver of con­cord

Prince of Peace

Meek

lamb-like Son of God

Bid our un­ru­ly pass­ions cease

O quench them with Thy blood.

Rebuke our rage

our pass­ions chide

Our stub­born wills con­trol

Beat down our wrath

root out our pride

And calm each trou­bled soul.

Subdue in us the car­nal mind

Its en­mi­ty de­stroy

With cords of love our spiri­ts bind

And melt us in­to joy.

Us in­to clos­est un­ion draw

And in our in­ward parts

Let kind­ness sweet­ly write her law

And love com­mand our hearts.

O let Thy love our hearts con­strain!

Jesus the Cru­ci­fied!

What hast Thou done our hearts to gain!

Languished

and groaned

and died.

Who would not now pur­sue the way

Where Je­su’s foot­steps shine?

Who would not own the pleas­ing sway

Of char­ity di­vine?

Savior

look down with pi­ty­ing eyes

Our jar­ring wills con­trol

Let cor­dial

kind af­fect­ions rise

And har­mo­nize the soul.

Thee let us feel be­nign­ly near

With all Thy quick­en­ing pow­ers

The sound­ing of Thy bow­els hear

And an­swer Thee with ours.

O let us find the an­cient way

Our won­der­ing foes to move

And force the hea­then world to say

See how these Christ­ians love!