By the Sea, and Other Verses

<h2><SPAN name="PEACE" id="PEACE">PEACE</SPAN></h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">O blessed peace, that floweth like a river,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Unstayed, unwearied, ever on and on;<br/></span> <span class="i0">That hath its fount and spring in Christ the giver,<br/></span> <span class="i2">And finds its ocean round the great white Throne.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">O peace of God, that passeth understanding,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Thou art the answer to my soul's long quest;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Doubts, fears and sins, their serried hosts disbanding,<br/></span> <span class="i2">I leave, launch on thy wave, and anchored, rest.<br/></span></div> </div> <hr class="chap" /><p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[Pg 22]</SPAN></span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />