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No War Nor Battle's Sound
Author: John Milton Meter: 12.10.12.10 Appears in 59 hymnals First Line: No war nor battle’s sound was heard the world around Lyrics: 1 No war nor battle’s sound was heard the world around—
No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran;
But peaceful was the night in which the Prince of Light
His reign of peace upon the earth began.
2 No conqueror’s sword He bore, nor warlike armor wore,
Nor haughty passions roused to contest wild;
In peace and love He came, and gentle was the reign
Which o’er the earth He spread by influence mild.
3 Unwilling kings obeyed, and sheathed the battle blade,
And called their bloody legions from the field;
In silent awe they wait, and close the warrior’s gate,
Nor know to whom their homage thus they yield.
4 The peaceful Conqueror goes, And triumphs o’er His foes,
His weapons drawn from armories above;
Behold the vanquished sit submissive at His feet,
And strife and hate are changed to peace and love.
Used With Tune: NAUL
No War Nor Battle's Sound
Thou, who didst stoop below
Hymnal: The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #268a (1859) Tune Title: NAUL
Thou, who didst stoop below
No War Nor Battle's Sound
Author: John Milton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10666 Meter: 12.10.12.10 First Line: No war nor battle’s sound was heard the world around Lyrics: 1 No war nor battle’s sound was heard the world around—
No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran;
But peaceful was the night in which the Prince of Light
His reign of peace upon the earth began.
2 No conqueror’s sword He bore, nor warlike armor wore,
Nor haughty passions roused to contest wild;
In peace and love He came, and gentle was the reign
Which o’er the earth He spread by influence mild.
3 Unwilling kings obeyed, and sheathed the battle blade,
And called their bloody legions from the field;
In silent awe they wait, and close the warrior’s gate,
Nor know to whom their homage thus they yield.
4 The peaceful Conqueror goes, And triumphs o’er His foes,
His weapons drawn from armories above;
Behold the vanquished sit submissive at His feet,
And strife and hate are changed to peace and love.
Languages: English Tune Title: NAUL
No War Nor Battle's Sound
John Milton
1608 - 1674 Author of "No War Nor Battle's Sound" in The Cyber Hymnal Milton, John, was born in London, Dec. 9, 1608, and died there Nov. 8, 1674. His poetical excellences and his literary fame are matters apart from hymnology, and are fully dealt with in numerous memoirs. His influence on English hymn-writing has been very slight, his 19 versions of various Psalms having lain for the most part unused by hymnal compilers. The dates of his paraphrases are:—
Ps. cxiv. and cxxxvi., 1623, when he was 15 years of ago. These were given in his Poems in English and Latin 1645.
Ps. lxxx.-lxxxviii., written in 1648, and published as Nine Psalmes done into Metre, 1645.
Ps. i., 1653; ii., “Done August 8, 1653;" iii., Aug. 9, 1653; iv. Aug. 10, 1653; v., Aug. 12, 1653; vi., Aug. 13, 1653; vii.Aug. 14, 1653; viii., Aug. 14, 1653.
These 19 versions were all included in the 2nd ed. of his Poems in English and Latin, 1673. From these, mainly in the form of centos, the following have come into common use:—
1. Cause us to see Thy goodness, Lord. Ps. lxxxv.
2. Defend the poor and desolate. Ps. lxxxii.
3. God in the great assembly stands. Ps. lxxxii.
4. How lovely are Thy dwellings fair. Ps. lxxxiv. From this, "They pass refreshed the thirsty vale," is taken.
5. Let us with a gladsome [joyful] mind. Ps. cxxxvi.
6. O let us with a joyful mind. Ps. cxxxvi.
7. The Lord will come and not be slow. Ps. lxxxv.
Of these centos Nos. 4 and 5 are in extensive use. The rest are mostly in Unitarian collections. There are also centos from his hymn on the Nativity, "This is the month, and this the happy morn" (q.v.).
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
John Milton
Anonymous
Composer of "NAUL" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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