Grief

The phrase "Grief" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

Grief· 20 hymns found
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With an­gels in His train;
Thy hu­man woes, Thy hu­man fears,
I am not able to look up to Thee;
My sor­row Thou dost know;
And to the chast­ened, let Thy might
For work it­self is love.
My bless­èd Lord was cru­ci­fied,
When in man­ger rude He lay,
And give a glim­mer­ing light;
start
Till He re­turn, I bow,
With thy heart He’s well ac­quaint­ed,
Follow to Geth­se­ma­ne.
Mystery of love and woe;
To keep the crown in view,
When the dark clouds hide all the blue sky
Behold a man of woe!
With all they called their own?
He sought me when I wan­dered lone
Secure I am, if Thou art mine;

Grief

When He be­gins His reign.
Or debt of sin so vast as mine?
But Thou hast tak­en all my sins away,
To Thee, dear Lord, I go.
And Thou, that, when the star­ry sky
For life is one glad day;
For hope was crushed and all seemed vain,
Glory in the high­est!
Transforming day to night.
Bending you low with woe,
My days of hap­pi­ness are gone,
Knows its yearn­ings, knows its long­ings,
Wondrous grief en­dured for thee.
Savior, I would fix my gaze!
Be ev­er strong and true.
All your heart needs the Lord will sup­ply.
Through all His life be­low.
And wealth and hon­or gone.
O match­less grace, that He should deign,
I hide me, Jesus, in Thy name.

The Coming Advent

lyricist: William Martin, 1897
Composer: Herbert Lamb
Hymn 1

...With an­gels in His train;

The griefs and wrongs of earth shall end,

When He be­gins His reign....

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With an­gels in His train;

The griefs and wrongs of earth shall end,

When He be­gins His reign.

The Coming Advent

My Savior! I Behold Thy Life

lyricist: Samuel Stone, 1866
Composer: Leipzig, Germany, 1539
Hymn 2

...Thy hu­man woes, Thy hu­man fears,

And cry, Was ev­er grief like Thine,

Or debt of sin so vast as mine?...

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Thy hu­man woes, Thy hu­man fears,

And cry, Was ev­er grief like Thine,

Or debt of sin so vast as mine?

My Savior! I Behold Thy Life

My Sins Have Taken Such a Hold on Me

lyricist: John Monsell, 1866
Composer: Charles Lloyd, 1916
Hymn 3

...I am not able to look up to Thee;

Lord, I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

But Thou hast tak­en all my sins away,...

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I am not able to look up to Thee;

Lord, I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

But Thou hast tak­en all my sins away,

My Sins Have Taken Such a Hold on Me

To Thee, Dear Lord, I Go

lyricist: Mary Kennedy, 1900
Composer: Rufus Cornelius
Hymn 4

...My sor­row Thou dost know;

My heart is pressed with care and grief,

To Thee, dear Lord, I go....

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My sor­row Thou dost know;

My heart is pressed with care and grief,

To Thee, dear Lord, I go.

To Thee, Dear Lord, I Go

Father! Who in the Olive Shade

lyricist: Felicia Hemans (1793–1835)
Composer: Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book, 1859
Hymn 5

...And to the chast­ened, let Thy might

Hallow this grief!

And Thou, that, when the star­ry sky...

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And to the chast­ened, let Thy might

Hallow this grief!

And Thou, that, when the star­ry sky

Father! Who in the Olive Shade

There Is No Night in Heaven

lyricist: Francis Knollis, 1859
Composer: Robert Jackson, 1888
Hymn 6

...For work it­self is love.

There is no grief in Heav­en;

For life is one glad day;...

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For work it­self is love.

There is no grief in Heav­en;

For life is one glad day;

There Is No Night in Heaven

He Did Not Die in Vain

lyricist: Carrie Breck, 1901
Composer: Grant Tullar
Hymn 7

...My bless­èd Lord was cru­ci­fied,

The day was dark, and grief was wide,

For hope was crushed and all seemed vain,...

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My bless­èd Lord was cru­ci­fied,

The day was dark, and grief was wide,

For hope was crushed and all seemed vain,

He Did Not Die in Vain

Easter Flowers Are Blooming Bright

lyricist: Mary Nicholson, 1875
Composer: George Stebbins, 1913
Hymn 8

...When in man­ger rude He lay,

Now once more cast grief away,

Glory in the high­est!...

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When in man­ger rude He lay,

Now once more cast grief away,

Glory in the high­est!

Easter Flowers Are Blooming Bright

Old Age, with All Its Sickly Train

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1647
Hymn 9

...And give a glim­mer­ing light;

Successive clouds of grief pre­vail,

Transforming day to night....

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And give a glim­mer­ing light;

Successive clouds of grief pre­vail,

Transforming day to night.

Old Age, with All Its Sickly Train

Fasten Your Eyes upon Jesus

lyricist: Austin Miles, 1911
Composer: Wilfred Robertson
Hymn 10

...start

When sor­row and grief o’er­whelm you,

Bending you low with woe,...

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start

When sor­row and grief o’er­whelm you,

Bending you low with woe,

Fasten Your Eyes upon Jesus

Where Is My Savior Now?

lyricist: Thomas Raffles, 1831
Composer: Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book, 1859
Hymn 11

...Till He re­turn, I bow,

By hea­vi­est grief op­pressed:

My days of hap­pi­ness are gone,...

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Till He re­turn, I bow,

By hea­vi­est grief op­pressed:

My days of hap­pi­ness are gone,

Where Is My Savior Now?

Tell It All

lyricist: T. E. Stephens, 1894
Composer: Frank Davis
Hymn 12

...With thy heart He’s well ac­quaint­ed,

Knows its tri­als, griefs and fears;

Knows its yearn­ings, knows its long­ings,...

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With thy heart He’s well ac­quaint­ed,

Knows its tri­als, griefs and fears;

Knows its yearn­ings, knows its long­ings,

Tell It All

Now, My Soul, Arise

lyricist: Arthur Russell, 1851
Composer: Luise Reichardt (1779–1826)
Hymn 13

...Follow to Geth­se­ma­ne.

Lo! what won­drous grief His soul is rend­ing!

Wondrous grief en­dured for thee....

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Follow to Geth­se­ma­ne.

Lo! what won­drous grief His soul is rend­ing!

Wondrous grief en­dured for thee.

Now, My Soul, Arise

Crowned with Thorns upon the Tree

lyricist: Grattan Guiness (1835–1910)
Composer: Anonymous
Hymn 14

...Mystery of love and woe;

On Thy grief and sore amaze,

Savior, I would fix my gaze!...

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Mystery of love and woe;

On Thy grief and sore amaze,

Savior, I would fix my gaze!

Crowned with Thorns upon the Tree

God Keep You True

lyricist: William Martin, 1912
Composer: Rufus Cornelius
Hymn 15

...To keep the crown in view,

And in the griefs and toil and strife

Be ev­er strong and true....

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To keep the crown in view,

And in the griefs and toil and strife

Be ev­er strong and true.

God Keep You True

Tell Jesus (Martin)

lyricist: William Martin, 1914
Composer: Rufus Cornelius
Hymn 16

...When the dark clouds hide all the blue sky

Let not your griefs one mo­ment con­found you;

All your heart needs the Lord will sup­ply....

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When the dark clouds hide all the blue sky

Let not your griefs one mo­ment con­found you;

All your heart needs the Lord will sup­ply.

Tell Jesus (Martin)

The Savior Comes, No Outward Pomp

lyricist: William Robertson, 1745
Composer: John Dykes, 1868
Hymn 17

...Behold a man of woe!

Grief was His close com­pan­ion here,

Through all His life be­low....

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Behold a man of woe!

Grief was His close com­pan­ion here,

Through all His life be­low.

The Savior Comes, No Outward Pomp

How Swift the Torrent Rolls

lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
Composer: William Monk, 1875
Hymn 18

...With all they called their own?

Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares,

And wealth and hon­or gone....

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With all they called their own?

Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares,

And wealth and hon­or gone.

How Swift the Torrent Rolls

For Love of Me

lyricist: Frank Granstaff, 1908
Composer: Charles Marsh
Hymn 19

...He sought me when I wan­dered lone

In my dark sin and grief and woe.

O match­less grace, that He should deign,...

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He sought me when I wan­dered lone

In my dark sin and grief and woe.

O match­less grace, that He should deign,

For Love of Me

Thou hidden source of calm repose

lyricist: Charles Wesley
Composer: Henry James Ernest Holmes
Hymn 20

...Secure I am, if Thou art mine;

From sin and grief, from guilt and shame,

I hide me, Jesus, in Thy name....

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Secure I am, if Thou art mine;

From sin and grief, from guilt and shame,

I hide me, Jesus, in Thy name.

Thou hidden source of calm repose

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