Scripture Verse

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

Introduction

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John Newton (1725–1807)

Words: John New­ton, Ol­ney Hymns (Lon­don: W. Ol­iv­er, 1779), Book 3, num­ber 102.

Music: Brook­field Tho­mas B. South­gate, 1855 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of South­gate (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The peace which God alone re­veals,
And by His word of grace im­parts,
Which on­ly the be­liev­er feels,
Direct and keep, and cheer your hearts.

And may the ho­ly Three in One,
The Fa­ther, Word, and Com­fort­er,
Pour an abun­dant bless­ing down
On ev­ery soul as­sem­bled here!