THERE’S PEACE IN THE HEART

There’s peace in the heart that has Christ for its king;

For His reign and His peace have no end:

In His shelter secure and at rest we can sing,

For His foes to His sceptre must bend.

Then welcome, O Lord, to the throne of my heart!

I’d hail Thee my Saviour and King!

Be Thine all my service, for worthy Thou art,

And forever Thy praise I will sing,

And forever Thy praise I will sing.

There’s truth in the heart when the Lord reigns within,

In the heart and the life, day by day,

With a conscience that seeks to be blameless from sin

And His bidding alone to obey.

There’s strength in the heart when the Lord is its king;

Not a task, but His grace will empower;

Not a foe, but His hand will deprive of its sting;

Blessed Shield and Protector and Tower!

There’s joy in the heart that has Christ on the throne,

Such as none but Himself can impart;

This a joy that remaineth when earth’s joys are flown,

This a fullness of joy in the heart