| Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845. | | | | “Giue peace in these our dayes, O Lord” | | CXVII. E. G. |
| | De pacem, Domine.
GIUE 1 peace in these our dayes, O Lord; | |
| Great daungers are at hand; | |
| Thine enemies with one accord | |
| Christe’s name in euery land | |
| Seeke to deface, roote out, and rase | 5 |
| Thy true right worship in deed. | |
| Be thou the stay, Lord, we thee pray; | |
| Thou helpst alone in all neede. | |
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| Giue vs that peace which we do lacke | |
| Through misbeliefe and ill life. | 10 |
| Thy word to offer thou doest not slacke, | |
| Which we vnkindly gaine striue. | |
| With fire and sword this healthfull word | |
| Some persecute and oppresse; | |
| Some with the mouth confesse the trueth, | 15 |
| Without sincere godlinesse. | |
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| Giue peace, and vs thy Spirit downe send, | |
| With grief and repentance true: | |
| Do pearce our hearts our liues to amend, | |
| And by faith Christ renue: | 20 |
| That fear and dread, war and bloodshed, | |
| Through thy sweete mercy and grace, | |
| May from vs slide, thy trueth may bide, | |
| And shine in euery place. | |
| | | Note 1. CXVII. E. G.—These initials likewise are affixed to a hymn in the same editions of the Old Version as the previous selection. [back] | | |
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