John 16:35: The Lord our persecutors knows

The Lord our persecutors knows.
And can convince of sin
Our bloodiest, most remorseless foes,
By secret checks within;
Make them reverse the judgment rash,
The force of conscience find,
And smart beneath the torturing lash
Of their own guilty mind.

We, and the men whose wrath we feel,
Are in the Saviour's hand;
And all the powers of earth and hell
Must stoop to His command:
If He their enmity suspends,
Or bids their malice cease,
Our foes themselves become our friends
And bid us go in peace.