| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | | “Lord of our life” | | By Philip Pusey (1779–1855) |
| | | LORD of our life, and God of our salvation, | |
| Star of our night, and Hope of every nation, | |
| Hear and receive Thy Church’s supplication, | |
| Lord God Almighty. | |
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| See round Thine ark the hungry billows curling; | 5 |
| See how Thy foes their banners are unfurling; | |
| Lord, while their darts envenomed they are hurling, | |
| Thou canst preserve us. | |
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| Lord, Thou canst help when earthly armour faileth, | |
| Lord, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth, | 10 |
| Lord, o’er Thy Rock nor death nor hell prevaileth, | |
| Grant us Thy peace, Lord. | |
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| Grant us Thy help till foes are backward driven, | |
| Grant them Thy truth that they may be forgiven, | |
| Grant peace on earth, and, after we have striven, | 15 |
| Peace in Thy heaven. | | | | |
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