TO CHRIST, THE PRINCE OF PEACE

  1. To Christ, the prince of Peace,
    And Son of God most high,
    The father of the world to come,
    Sing we with holy joy.
  2. Deep in his heart for us,
    The wound of love he bore;
    That Jove wherewith he still inflames,
    The hearts that him adore.
  3. O Jesus victim blest,
    What else but love divine,
    Could these constrain to open thus,
    That sacred heart of thine?
  4. O fount of endless life,
    O spring of water clear,
    O flame celestial; cleansing all
    Who unto thee draw near!
  5. Hide us in thy dear heart,
    For thither do we fly;
    There seek thy grace through life,
    In death Thine immortality.
  6. Praise to the Father be,
    And sole-begotten Son;
    Praise, holy Paraclete, to thee
    While endless ages run.

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