Scripture Verse

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in An Ev­en­ing of Song and Sto­ry with Fan­ny J. Cros­by, S. Tre­ve­na Jack­son & All­an San­key (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1915), page 38.

Music: I. Al­lan San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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I. Allan Sankey (1874–1915)

Lyrics

If kneel­ing at the gate of pray­er,
My soul has laid its bur­den there;
If sealed with blood and cleansed from sin
I hear a voice that speaks with­in…

Refrain

God’s peace I’ll know,
God’s peace I’ll know,
I’ll praise His name wher­e’er I go;
In storm or calm, in bliss or woe,
In life or death, in life or death
God’s peace, God’s peace I’ll know.

If dear to me the sac­red page,
The lamp of youth, the staff of age,
If on the rock I stand se­cure,
My hope un­moved, my an­chor sure…

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If pa­tient faith my heart in­spire
And kin­dle there de­vo­tion’s fire,
If trust­ing on from day to day
I learn to wait, be­lieve, obey…

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If pure in spir­it I be­hold
A wealth whose joy has ne’er been told,
If faith and work with me abide,
And I thro’ faith am jus­ti­fied…

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