There is a peace that reigns even in sorrow
of hope surrendered, not of hope fulfilled
A peace that does not look upon tomorrow,
But calmly on the storm that it has stilled.
A peace that liveth not in joy's excesses
Nor in the happy life of love secure
But in faith's strength the heart possesses
Of conflicts won, while learning to endure.
A peace there is in sacrifice concluded
A life subdued, from will and passion free
It's not the peace that over Eden brooded,
But that which triumphed in Gathsemane!
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