"From afar" appears in 11 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
From afar
...Jehovah ’ppeared to me
From afar,
Saying, Indeed I have loved you...
Jehovah ’ppeared to me
From afar,
Saying, Indeed I have loved you
...My downsitting, my uprising;
You understand my thoughts from afar;
You know all my ways,...
My downsitting, my uprising;
You understand my thoughts from afar;
You know all my ways,
...And lonesome thoughts that come withal,
But know them not just from afar:
My heart’s true Friend, come bear them all!...
And lonesome thoughts that come withal,
But know them not just from afar:
My heart’s true Friend, come bear them all!
...Dwelling daily in Your presence
I don’t want to worship from afar
Draw me near to where You are...
Dwelling daily in Your presence
I don’t want to worship from afar
Draw me near to where You are
...Where God finds His expression.
Don’t watch the church life from afar,
Or erringly construe it;...
Where God finds His expression.
Don’t watch the church life from afar,
Or erringly construe it;
...My feet so wide did roam,
And One has brought me from afar,
To find in Him my home....
My feet so wide did roam,
And One has brought me from afar,
To find in Him my home.
...Lord, help us e’er to love Thy light
And see things from afar;
And look for Thee in watch and prayer...
Lord, help us e’er to love Thy light
And see things from afar;
And look for Thee in watch and prayer
...Lord, help us e’er to love Thy light
And see things from afar;
And look for Thee in watch and prayer...
Lord, help us e’er to love Thy light
And see things from afar;
And look for Thee in watch and prayer
...Lord, You have searched me and You have known me.
You understand my thoughts from afar!
You comprehend my path and are acquainted with all my ways,...
Lord, You have searched me and You have known me.
You understand my thoughts from afar!
You comprehend my path and are acquainted with all my ways,
...O come, O Bright and Morning Star
and bring us comfort from afar
Dispel the shadows of the night...
O come, O Bright and Morning Star
and bring us comfort from afar
Dispel the shadows of the night
...In the barrens, dark as the night,
From afar off, came its light;
Which, like fiery pillar bright,...
In the barrens, dark as the night,
From afar off, came its light;
Which, like fiery pillar bright,
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