Religion

Isaiah 2:4: Neither shall they learn war any more

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)

Religion

Messias, Prince of Peace,
Where men each other tear,
Where war is learn'd they must confess
Thy kingdom is not there:
Who prompted by Thy foe
Delight in human blood,
Apollyon is their king, they shew,
And Satan is their God.

But shall he still devour
The souls redeem'd by Thee?
Jesus, stir up Thy glorious power,
And k:w the' apostasy;
Come, Saviour, from above
O'er all the earth to reign,
And plant the kingdom of Thy love
In every heart of man.

Then shall we exercise
The hellish art no more,
While Thou our long-lost paradise
Dost with Thyself restore;
Fightings and wars shall cease,
And in Thy Spirit given
Pure joy, and everlasting peace
Shall turn our earth to heaven.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 2:4: Neither shall they learn war any more.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3385/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 2:4: Neither shall they learn war any more.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3385/.

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