O God of Love, Grant Us Your Peace

O God of love

grant us Your peace

Within each rest­less mind.

May all our in­ner tur­moil cease

God show us how to find

Your qui­et rest

Your still

small voice

Your light up­on life’s way

To walk with you our hum­ble choice

God give us grace to pray.

O God of life

grant us Your peace

Both where we work and live.

Our ties of fel­low­ship in­crease

God

teach us how to give

A help­ing hand

a list­en­ing ear

A mes­sage we may share

So day by day and year by year

God give us grace to care!

O God of hope

grant us Your peace

Though all the earth choose war.

May glob­al ten­sions now de­crease

God

lead us to ad­ore

The way of Christ

and like our Lord

Be mer­ci­ful and just

Surrounded by Your liv­ing Word

God give us grace to trust!

O God of all

grant us Your peace

We share one hu­man bond

And so when oth­ers seek re­lease

God

help us to re­spond

To heal the sick

to seek the lost

To set the cap­tive free

To serve and nev­er count the cost;

May we live peace­ful­ly!