I cannot tell thee whence it came,
This peace within my breast;
But this I know, There fills my soul
A strange and tranquil rest.

Refrain
There's a deep, Settled peace in my soul (in my soul),
There's a deep, Settled peace in my soul (in my soul),
Tho' the billows of sin near me roll,
He abides, Christ abides.

Beneath the toil and care of life,
This hidden stream flows on;
My weary soul no longer thirsts,
Nor am I sad and lone.

I cannot tell the half of love,
Unfeigned, supreme, divine,
That caused my darkest inmost
Self with beams of hope to shine.

I cannot tell thee why He chose
To suffer and to die,
But if I suffer here with Him,
I'll reign with Him on high.