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Text:When War On Earth Suspended
Author:James Montgomery
Tune:LANCASHIRE
Composer:Henry Thomas Smart
Media:MIDI file

4134. When War On Earth Suspended

1 When war on earth suspended
His wild career of woes,
The Prince of Peace descended,
A guiltier strife to close;
Vain battles worms were waging—
With their creator, God;
He came, and wrath assuaging,
Made peace with his own blood.

2 The storm that flamed and lowered
Was calm at His command;
The rod of Justice flowered,
Like Aaron’s, in His hand:
That scepter, love revealing,
Rebels, approach and kiss;
Its leaves are for your healing,
Its fruits—immortal bliss.

Text Information
First Line: When war on earth suspended
Title: When War On Earth Suspended
Author: James Montgomery
Meter: 76.76 D
Language: English
Source: The Christian Psalmist (Glasgow, Scotland: Chalmers & Collins, 1825)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: LANCASHIRE
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1836)
Meter: 76.76 D
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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