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.