The Right Shall Rule

A cry

a wild and pierc­ing cry

From bat­tle­field where mill­ions lie;

The world at war our eyes be­hold

A strife whose like has ne’er been told.

Warriors sheath the flam­ing sword

The right shall rule through Christ the Lord

’Twill not be long

’twill not be long

O praise His name

’twill not be long.

With ir­on grasp and ang­ry brow

The na­tions wield their scep­ter now

Compel their own with stern co­mmand

Amid the ranks of death to stand.

Thou great Su­preme and judge of all

While at Thy feet we hum­bly fall

O grant our pray­er

our ear­nest plea

That all the world at peace may be.