| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| Henry Vaughan. 1621–1695 |
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| 363. Peace |
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| MY soul, there is a country | |
| Far beyond the stars, | |
| Where stands a wingèd sentry | |
| All skilful in the wars: | |
| There, above noise and danger, | 5 |
| Sweet Peace sits crown'd with smiles, | |
| And One born in a manger | |
| Commands the beauteous files. | |
| He is thy gracious Friend, | |
| And—O my soul, awake!— | 10 |
| Did in pure love descend | |
| To die here for thy sake. | |
| If thou canst get but thither, | |
| There grows the flower of Peace, | |
| The Rose that cannot wither, | 15 |
| Thy fortress, and thy ease. | |
| Leave then thy foolish ranges; | |
| For none can thee secure | |
| But One who never changes— | |
| Thy God, thy life, thy cure. | 20 |
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