Pour down Thy Spi­rit from above,
And bid all strife and dis­cord cease;
Joint heart to heart in mu­tu­al love,
O reign among us, Prince of Peace.

If in the souls where love should be
Arise the storms of fierce self-will,
Calm Thou that trou­bled, an­gry sea,
Speak to the tem­pest, Peace, be still.

If rude re­proach be o’er us flung,
And slan­der wound as with a sword,
Rule Thou th’un­ru­ly an­swer­ing tongue,
And si­lence ev­ery venge­ful word.

Whene’er in this wild world we meet,
Unkindly deeds that an­ger move,
Teach us for­give­ness, tri­umph sweet,
To con­quer ev­il will with love.

In ev­ery land, in ev­ery home,
In ev­ery heart let love in­crease;
Let love pro­claim Thy king­dom come,
O reign among us, Prince of Peace.