Lyrics
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Where there is hatred let Your love increase
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Where there is hatred let Your love increase
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace
Where there is hatred we will sow His love
Where there is injury we will never judge
Where there is striving we will speak His peace
To the people crying for release
We will be His instruments of peace
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Where there is hatred let Your love increase
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace
Where there is blindness we will pray for sight
Where there is darkness we will shine His light
Where there is sadness we will bear their grief
To the millions crying for release
We will be His instruments of peace
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Where there is hatred let Your love increase
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Where there is hatred let Your love increase
Lord make us instruments of Your peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace
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Meaning & Inspiration
Instruments of Peace is shaped as a prayer that God would turn his people into agents of reconciliation. Its repeated appeal moves beyond private devotion toward visible acts of love: hatred is answered with care, injury without judgment, conflict with peace, and darkness with light. The words also confront pride and prejudice as barriers that should fall when believers serve others in humility.
The song closely echoes the biblical blessing given to peacemakers and the call to pursue peace wherever possible. Its images of sight in blindness, light in darkness, and shared grief present Christian service as compassionate presence rather than self-display. By returning to the central petition after each set of commitments, the lyric keeps God as the source of that service. Peace is not treated merely as an absence of conflict, but as faithful action among people who are hurting and seeking release.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 5:9 Jesus calls peacemakers blessed and identifies them as children of God.
- Romans 12:18 Paul urges believers, as far as possible, to live at peace with everyone.
- Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus describes his followers as light whose good works point to God.