1 Of all the Spirit's gifts to me,
I pray that I may never cease
to take and treasure most these three:
love, joy, and peace.

2 He shows me love is at the root
of ev'ry gift sent from above,
of eve'y flower, of ev'ry fruit,
that God is love.

3 He shows me that if I possess
a love no evil can destroy,
however great is my distress,
that this is joy.

4 Though what's ahead is mystery,
and life itself is ours on lease,
each day the Spirit says to me,
"Go forth in peace."

5 We go in peace, but made aware
that in a needy world like this
our clearest purpose is to share
love, joy, and peace.