The gospel-trumpet sounds;
No music more can charm the ear,
Or heal your heart-felt wounds.
2 ’Tis not the trump of war,
Nor Sinai’s awful roar;
Salvation’s news it spreads afar,
And vengeance is no more.
3 Forgiveness, love, and peace,
Glad heaven aloud proclaims;
And earth, the jubilee’s release,