Wesley Corpus

Rash nature wav'd the controversial sword, On fire to fight the battles of the Lord, Fraternal love from every breast was driv'n, And bleeding charity return'd to heaven. The Saviour saw our strife with pitying eye, And cast a look that made the shadows fly: Soon as the day-spring in his presence shone, We found the two fierce armies were but one; Common our hope, and family, and name, Our arms, our Captain, and our crown the same,