The American Consummation.

The day of War is over     When, to please a Prince alone,     A thousand slaughtered wretches     Were to the eagles thrown.     There is gloom upon its glory,     There is rust upon its sword,     For the day of Peace is dawning     In the coming of the Lord.     Arise in Christian manhood     And join the joyous throng,     With Jesus in your music     And His mercy in your song;     For His blood hath been the ransom     For the World, for you, for me,     And His love o'erflows the mountains     In an everlasting sea.     For the Christ who rose in glory     Shall return to earth the same,     And the warring hosts shall vanish     At the voicing of His name;     And the stars shall flash new splendors     At the fulness of His grace,     For the Heavens reflect His glory,     And the Earth shall show His face.     Then, with Mercy in the mighty,     And forgiveness in the strong,     The meek shall be our judges,     And the Right shall rule the Wrong;     And, with one acclaim, all peoples     Will the Love of Jesus praise,     And their Glory Hallelujahs     Shall fill the happy days.