On a pebly shore, where forevermore
Gently creeps a music laden wave —
In the meadows green, which beyond are seen,
Camps a conq’ring army, true and brave.
Shining are the weapons of this martial throng —
Crimson died their banner, battleworn so long;
But now they cast them down, and each receives a crown,
Whey they chant their never ending song:
“Our Saviour and our King!
His victories shall ring!
His conquests thro’ eternity shall sound!
(And war shall be no)
War (more) shall be no more —
we have reach’d the shore —
Safely reach’d our last grand camping ground.”
While thro’ lovely dells, grander music swells —
Richer chords from rarer harps of gold —
List that soft refrain, that sweet vocal strain,
Wherein now the victors’ deeds are told:
How they toil’d in darkness, battling the wrong —
How, in hours of weakness, Jesus made them strong.
Acknowledg’d as his own he seats them on his throne,
While they join the never ending song.
(Henry Clay Work)
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