I Cannot Tell Thee Whence It Came

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.

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There's a deep, settled peace in my soul,

There's a deep, settled peace 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.

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I cannot tell the half of love,

Unfeigned, supreme, divine,

That caused my darkest inmost self

With beams of hope to shine.

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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.

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