A child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
Peace
by Henry Vaughan
in At the Still Point, p. 224
My soul, there is a country
Far beyond the stars,
Where stands a winged sentry
All skillful in the wars.
There, above noise and danger,
Sweet peace sits crowned with smiles,
And one born in a manger
Commands the beauteous files.
He is thy gracious friend
And (O my soul, awake!)
Did in pure love descend
To die here for thy sake.
If thou canst get by thither,
There grows the flower of peace,
The rose that cannot wither,
Thy fortress, and they ease.
Leave then thy foolish ranges;
for none can thee secure
But one, who never changes,
Thy God, thy life, thy cure.
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Peace
by Henry Vaughan
in At the Still Point, p. 224
My soul, there is a country
Far beyond the stars,
Where stands a winged sentry
All skillful in the wars.
There, above noise and danger,
Sweet peace sits crowned with smiles,
And one born in a manger
Commands the beauteous files.
He is thy gracious friend
And (O my soul, awake!)
Did in pure love descend
To die here for thy sake.
If thou canst get by thither,
There grows the flower of peace,
The rose that cannot wither,
Thy fortress, and they ease.
Leave then thy foolish ranges;
for none can thee secure
But one, who never changes,
Thy God, thy life, thy cure.
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