SDA Hymnal 463
Peace, Perfect Peace
Words: Edward Henry BickerstethMusic: George Thomas CaldbeckTune: PAX TECUM10.10
1Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
2Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?
To do the will of Jesus: this is rest.
3Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away?
In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and they.
4Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.
- Tune
- PAX TECUM
- Meter
- 10.10
- Scripture
- Isaiah 26:3; John 14:27; Philippians 4:7
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The verse
- Meter
- 10.10 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 53% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?/˘//˘˘//˘/10A
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
Verse 2
Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?/˘//˘/˘/˘/10A
To do the will of Jesus: this is rest.˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/10A
Verse 3
Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away?/˘//˘///˘/10A
In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and they.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘10A
Verse 4
Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?/˘//˘/˘/˘/10A
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne./˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/10A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.