Verse 1
Author of everlasting peace,
Lover of social harmony,
Arise, and bid Contention cease,
Rebuke the wind, and raging sea:
Thou only canst our passions chide,
Our anger by a word remove:
Speak, and we suddenly subside,
And sink into the calm of love.

Verse 2
Thou whom the winds and seas obey,
The swelling waves of pride controul,
The gusts that hurry me away,
And shipwreck my impetuous soul:
Thou knowst I cannot, cannot rest,
Till Thou compose my stormy will,
Allay the tumult in my breast,
And bid this troubled heart be still.

Verse 3
Assume thy power, and reign below,
Peace inconceivable, divine,
Thy kingdom, Lord, on us bestow,
To keep my partner’s heart, and mine:
Then shall we find the strength of grace
Display’d in our infirmity,
With love unanimous embrace,
And rest, for ever calm, in Thee.