Famine and sword have laid thee waste;

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“Famine and sword have laid thee waste;”· 1 hymn found
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Ah! who shall bid thy suf­fer­ings cease?

Famine and sword have laid thee waste;

Sin, the de­stroy­ing an­gel’s sword

Awake, Jerusalem, Awake (Wesley 1)

Lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1749
Composer: Carl Balle, 1850
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...Ah! who shall bid thy suf­fer­ings cease?

Famine and sword have laid thee waste;

Sin, the de­stroy­ing an­gel’s sword...

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Ah! who shall bid thy suf­fer­ings cease?

Famine and sword have laid thee waste;

Sin, the de­stroy­ing an­gel’s sword

Awake, Jerusalem, Awake (Wesley 1)

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