Peace be to this ha­bi­ta­tion!
Peace to eve­ry soul here­in!
Peace, the fore­taste of sal­va­tion,
Peace, the seal of can­celed sin,
Peace, that speaks its hea­ven­ly Giv­er,
Peace to earth­ly minds un­known,
Peace di­vine, that lasts for­ev­er,
Here erect its glo­ri­ous throne!

On the son of peace des­cend­ing,
On the daugh­ters of Thy grace,
Big with com­forts ne­ver end­ing,
Let the pro­mise now take place:
Each re­ceive the gra­cious show­er,
Each the Gos­pel bless­ing prove,
Witness of Thy par­don­ing pow­er,
Witness of Thy per­fect love.

Now Thy love-in­fus­ing Spir­it
Shed in ev­ery heart abroad,
Rise, thro’ Thy im­put­ed mer­it,
Every child a child of God!
Each re­ceive the con­stant wit­ness,
Each ob­tain the joy­ous rest,
Taste in Thee ce­les­ti­al sweet­ness,
God re­sid­ing in their breast.

Claim for Thine each faith­ful ser­vant,
By the re­con­cil­ing Word,
Pure in heart, in spir­it fer­vent,
Let them serve their heav’n­ly Lord,
For Thy par­don­ing love adore Thee,
Walk in sin­less li­ber­ty,
Brethren to the King of Glo­ry,
Friends of God, and heirs with Thee!

Visit, Lord, with Thy sal­va­tion
Every pro­vi­den­tial guest,
Every friend, and kind re­la­tion
Take into Thy peo­ple’s rest:
Conscious of Thy sacr­ed pre­sence,
Let them feel the lov­ing fear,
Cry with bliss­ful ac­qui­es­cence,
God, the par­don­ing God, is here!

Prince of Peace, if Thou art near us,
Fix in all our hearts Thy home,
By Thy last ap­pear­ing cheer us,
Quickly let Thy king­dom come:
Answer all our ex­pec­ta­tion,
Give our rap­tured souls to prove
Glorious, ut­ter­most sal­va­tion,
Heavenly, ev­er­last­ing love!