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S. M.
Perfect peace in Christ.
Isaiah 26:3.
Thou very present aid
In suffering and distress,
The soul which still on thee is stayed,
Is kept in perfect peace.
2 The soul, by faith reclined
On the Redeemer’s breast,
’Mid raging storms exults to find
An everlasting rest.
3 Sorrow and fear are gone
Whene’er thy face appears:
It stills the sighing orphan’s moan,
And dries the widow’s tears:
4 It hallows every cross;
It sweetly comforts me;
Makes me forget my every loss,
And find my all in thee.
5 Jesus, to whom I fly,
Doth all my wishes fill:
What though created streams are dry,
I have the fountain still.
6 Stripped of my earthly friends,
I find them all in One;
And peace and joy that never ends,
And heaven in Christ begun.
C. Wesley.