A Quiet Heart
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Oh, Lord, give me a quiet heart - 
So oft my heart is filled with fear:
I need the peace Thou canst impart;
I need to feel that Thou art near.

Help me to walk by faith each day
Though shadows hide the path from view;
Give me a quiet heart, I pray,
To trust Thee as Thou bid'st me do.

I cannot see the journey's end,
I know not what lies just ahead;
But, oh, I have a Heav'nly Friend
Who knows the path my feet must tread.

So now, my heart, be still and trust,
Although thou canst not see the way;
For He who formed thee from the dust
Wilt lead thee on from day to day.

A quiet heart - a quiet heart,
From which is banished doubts and fears;
Oh, Lord, give a quiet heart
That trusts Thee for the coming years! 

- Winifred M. Nienhuis, in Gospel Herald