Scripture Verse

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:4

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns for the Na­tion 1762.

Music: Weld, com­pos­er un­known, in the Me­tho­dist Hymn and Tune Book (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Me­tho­dist Book & Pub­lish­ing House, 1894), num­ber 794 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know the com­pos­er, or when the mu­sic was writ­ten,

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Savior, whom our hearts a­dore,
To bless our earth again,
Now as­sume Thy roy­al pow­er,
And o’er the na­tions reign;
Christ, the world’s de­sire and hope,
Power com­plete to Thee is giv­en;
Set the last great em­pire up,
Eternal Lord of Hea­ven.

Where they all Thy laws have spurned,
Where they Thy name pro­fane,
Where the ru­ined world hath mourned
With blood of mill­ions slain,
Open there the ethe­re­al scene,
Claim the hea­then tribes for Thine;
There the end­less reign be­gin
With ma­jes­ty di­vine.

Universal Sav­ior, Thou
Wilt all Thy crea­tures bless;
Every knee to Thee shall bow,
And ev­ery tongue con­fess:
None shall in Thy mount de­stroy;
War shall then be learnt no more:
Saints shall their great king en­joy,
And all man­kind adore.