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THE FINAL ARMISTICE, by                    
First Line: Christ of the glowing heart and golden speech
Last Line: When thou art king who once wast crucified.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Christ of the glowing heart and golden speech,
Drawn by the charm divine of Thy sweet soul,
The nations tend unto that far-off goal
Whereof the sages dream, the prophets preach.
We shall not always fail; we yet shall reach
Through toil and time that shining tableland
To which Thou beckonest with wounded hand.
Forevermore Thy goodness doth beseech
A warring world to lay its weapons down.
So shall we rest and songs of plenty drown
The wail of hunger, and our bitter tears,
Streaming unstanched through all the dreadful years,
And freely flowing still, shall yet be dried,
When Thou art King who once wast crucified.





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