Triumphs of mercy.
ARM of the Lord, awake, awake!
Put on thy strength—the nations shake,
And let the world, adoring, see
Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee.
2 Say to the heathen, from thy throne,
I am Jehovah—God alone:
Thy voice their idols shall confound,
And cast their altars to the ground.
3 No more let creature blood be spilt-
Vain sacrifice for human guilt!
But to each conscience be applied
The blood that fiow’d from Jesus’ side.
4 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim,
In every land, of every name;
Let adverse powers before thee fall,
And crown the Saviour Lord of all.
William Shrubsole
Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)
<idle musing>
OK, William Shrubsole a new one on me. The short bio at hymnary.org says he was extremely interested in missionary work, which explains the emphasis of this hymn.
</idle musing>
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