We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1
Words: Frank M. North, in The Methodist Hymnal (New York: Methodist Book Concern, 1905), number 549.
Music: Waratah Moses S. Cross (1854–1911) (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Cross (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Jesus, the calm that fills my breast,
No other heart than Thine can give;
This peace unstirred, this joy of rest,
None but Thy loved ones can receive.
My weary soul has found a charm
That turns to blessedness my woe;
Within the shelter of Thine arm,
I rest secure from storm and foe.
In desert wastes I feel no dread,
Fearless I walk the trackless sea;
I care not where my way is led,
Since all my life is life with Thee.
O Christ, through changeful years my guide
My comforter in sorrow’s night,
My friend, when friendless—still abide,
My Lord, my counselor, my light.
My time, my powers, I give to Thee;
My inmost soul ’tis Thine to move;
I wait for Thy eternity,
I wait, in peace, in praise, in love.