LINES ON THE WAR.
Shall the sword devour for ever2 Spake a seer in davs of yore : When the nations rolled their garments In each other's gore.
When ,1 ehovah's chosen people Dyed the earth with slaughter red ; Audjftmid their dving foetnen R 1 0 T E D. Follower of the humble Jesus, Wilt thou plead for bloodshed still 2 Does not His religion bid thee Bender good for ill2 Can'st thou love thy toe, and smite him With pale Death's avenging dart 2 Is it good to plunge the dagger f To his heart 2 Shall the sword devour for ever, Will its terrors never cease ; That the world may rest from carnage In an eternal peace.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 240, 18 October 1901, Page 3
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118LINES ON THE WAR. Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 240, 18 October 1901, Page 3
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