Hymn
Peace, Troubled Soul
Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan
Hath taught each scene the note of woe,
Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan,
And let thy tears forget to flow;
Behold, the precious balm is found,
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound.
Come, freely come, by sin oppresed;
On Jesus cast thy weighty load;
In him thy refuge find, thy rest,
Safe in the mercy of thy God;
Thy God's thy Saviour--glorious word!
For ever love and praise the Lord.
Peace, Troubled Soul — Text from Laudes Domini, 1884. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/peace-troubled-soul
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Peace, Troubled Soul?
The words of Peace, Troubled Soul were written by Walter Shirley; the version here was published in 1884. The library also holds Sweet the Moments, another hymn by Walter Shirley.
Is Peace, Troubled Soul public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1884. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Peace, Troubled Soul?
Peace, Troubled Soul is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, When, streaming from the eastern skies, Fervent in Spirit and Redemption Found.