1 Lord of our life and God of our salvation,
Star of our night and hope of ev'ry nation:
Hear and receive your church's supplication,
Lord God Almighty.
2 See round Your ark the hungry billows curling;
See how your foes their banners are unfurling
Lord, while their poisoned arrows they are hurling,
you can preserve us.
3 Lord, you can help when earthly armor fails us;
Lord, you can save when deadly sin assails us:
and in the day when hell itself appalls us,
grant us your peace, Lord:
4 Peace in our hearts, our troubled thoughts assuaging,
peace in your church, where kindred souls are raging,
peace, when the world its endless war is waging,
peace in your heaven.
