Hymns for the Use of Families, 33

Prince of everlasting peace,
Us Thy meanest servants bless,
Source of unanimity,
Make us one through faith in Thee.

By the virtue of Thy blood
Men are reconciled to God:
Reconciled through Thee alone
Men are with each other one.

Pardon then to us impart,
Sprinkle every waiting heart,
To the head and members join
Cemented by blood Divine:

Added to Thy lambs and sheep
Us within Thy bosom keep,
In the purity of peace,
In the bond of perfectness.

By the Spirit of Thy love
Re-begotten from above,
Heavenward let our souls ascend,
Seek the joys that never end.

Be Thyself our whole desire,
Till we reach the raptured choir,
There, with all Thy family,
Gaze, for ever gaze on Thee.