Forbid it

"Forbid it" appears in 6 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

Forbid it· 6 hymns found
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No glit­ter­ing gems which I have won?
No glit­ter­ing gems which I have won?
To them who by His pre­cepts live!
Where joys eter­nal flow?
Lord, should my path through suff’ring lie,
O give us hearts to bless Thee, Lord:

Forbid it

A star­less crown in Heav’n for me.
A star­less crown in Heav’n for me.
Far dist­ant from Thy ho­ly way;
That I should ev­er be
Still let me turn to Calvary,
That hearts and lives should bar­ren prove.

A Starless Crown

Composer: Grant Tullar, 1903
Hymn 1

...No glit­ter­ing gems which I have won?

Forbid it, Lord, that there should be

A star­less crown in Heav’n for me....

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No glit­ter­ing gems which I have won?

Forbid it, Lord, that there should be

A star­less crown in Heav’n for me.

A Starless Crown

A Starless Crown

Composer: Grant Tullar, 1903
Hymn 2

...No glit­ter­ing gems which I have won?

Forbid it, Lord, that there should be

A star­less crown in Heav’n for me....

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No glit­ter­ing gems which I have won?

Forbid it, Lord, that there should be

A star­less crown in Heav’n for me.

A Starless Crown

How Sweet It Is in Early Youth

lyricist: William Bathurst, 1831
Composer: Frank Lehman, 1901
Hymn 3

...To them who by His pre­cepts live!

Forbid it, Lord, that we should stray

Far dist­ant from Thy ho­ly way;...

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To them who by His pre­cepts live!

Forbid it, Lord, that we should stray

Far dist­ant from Thy ho­ly way;

How Sweet It Is in Early Youth

Ashamed to Be a Christian?

lyricist: Philip Phillips, 1868
Composer: George Webb, 1830
Hymn 4

...Where joys eter­nal flow?

Forbid it, O my Sav­ior,

That I should ev­er be...

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Where joys eter­nal flow?

Forbid it, O my Sav­ior,

That I should ev­er be

Ashamed to Be a Christian?

How shall I follow Him I serve

lyricist: Josiah Conder
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Hymn 5

...Lord, should my path through suff’ring lie,

Forbid it I should e’er repine;

Still let me turn to Calvary,...

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Lord, should my path through suff’ring lie,

Forbid it I should e’er repine;

Still let me turn to Calvary,

How shall I follow Him I serve

Great God, as Seasons Disappear

lyricist: Edmund Butcher, 1798
Composer: Henry Gauntlett (1805–1876)
Hymn 6

...O give us hearts to bless Thee, Lord:

Forbid it, Source of light and love,

That hearts and lives should bar­ren prove....

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O give us hearts to bless Thee, Lord:

Forbid it, Source of light and love,

That hearts and lives should bar­ren prove.

Great God, as Seasons Disappear

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