Scripture Verse

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:4

Introduction

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Allen Cross (1864–1943)

Words: Allen E. Cross, 1918. Ap­peared in the Hym­nal for Ame­ri­can Youth, ed­it­ed by H. Au­gus­tine Smith (New York: Cen­tu­ry Com­pa­ny, 1919), page 61.

Music: All Saints Hen­ry S. Cut­ler, in The Hym­nal with Tunes Old and New, by John I. Tuck­er, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Henry Cutler (1825–1902)

Lyrics

America, Ame­ri­ca,
The shouts of war shall cease;
The glo­ry dawns! the day is come
Of vic­tory and peace!
And now up­on a larg­er plan
We’ll build the com­mon good,
The tem­ple of the love of man,
The House of Bro­ther­hood!

What though its stones were laid in tears,
Its pil­lars red with wrong,
Its walls shall rise through pa­tient years
To soar­ing spires of song!
For on this house shall faith at­tend
With joy on ai­ry wing,
And flam­ing loy­al­ty as­cend
To God the on­ly King!

America, Ame­ri­ca,
Ring out the glad re­frain!
Salute the flag—sa­lute the dead
That have not died in vain!
O glo­ry! glo­ry to thy plan
To build the com­mon good,
The tem­ple of the rights of man,
The House of Bro­ther­hood!