The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4340

4340. Messiah, Prince of Peace

1. Messiah, Prince of peace!
Where men each other tear,
Where war is learned, they must confess,
Thy kingdom is not there.
Who, prompted by Thy foe,
Delight in human blood,
Apollyon is their king, we know,
And Satan is their god.

2. But shall he still devour
The souls redeemed by Thee?
Jesus, stir up Thy glorious power
And end the apostasy!
Come, Savior, from above,
O’er all our hearts to reign;
And plant the kingdom of Thy love
In every heart of man.

3. 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 giv’n,
Pure joy and everlasting peace
Shall turn our earth to Heav’n.

Text Information

• First Line: Messiah, Prince of peace
• Title: Messiah, Prince of Peace
• Author: John Wesley (1762)
• Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns, by John & Charles Wesley, 1762
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BEALOTH, Lowell Mason, Sacred Harp, 1843; FAIRFIELD, Peter La Trobe, 1795-1863

Tune Information

• Name: TERRA BEATA
• Composer: Herbert Oakeley (1874)
• Arranger: Franklin L. Sheppard
• Meter: SMD
• Incipit: 12353 21234 65326
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: traditional English melody, arranged in Alleluia, 1915
• Copyright: Public Domain