The phrase "Mourn" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Mourn
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Mourn for the thousands slain,
The youthful and the strong;...
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Mourn for the thousands slain,
The youthful and the strong;
...And hear the Lord saying, You can not come;
With sadness he’ll mourn
O’er his sorrowful state;...
And hear the Lord saying, You can not come;
With sadness he’ll mourn
O’er his sorrowful state;
...And hear the Lord saying, You can not come;
With sadness he’ll mourn
O’er his sorrowful state;...
And hear the Lord saying, You can not come;
With sadness he’ll mourn
O’er his sorrowful state;
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The poet sings a mournful song,
Whose melancholy part...
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The poet sings a mournful song,
Whose melancholy part
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Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing for me;
Thou hast put off my sackcloth;...
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Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing for me;
Thou hast put off my sackcloth;
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The mourners came at break of day;
Unto the garden sepulcher;...
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The mourners came at break of day;
Unto the garden sepulcher;
...The heav’nly kingdom they possess;
And they that mourn shall mourn no more,
The mourners, God will surely bless....
The heav’nly kingdom they possess;
And they that mourn shall mourn no more,
The mourners, God will surely bless.
...To heal the suppliant throng,
Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill
That banish us so long....
To heal the suppliant throng,
Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill
That banish us so long.
...Those eyes which death-films glaze,
There look and mourn.
Mourn, and, with tears of blood,...
Those eyes which death-films glaze,
There look and mourn.
Mourn, and, with tears of blood,
...Flashed bright and clear;
The hearts that had mourned sang gladly,
The Lord is here....
Flashed bright and clear;
The hearts that had mourned sang gladly,
The Lord is here.
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What a mournful life is mine,
Filled with crosses, pains and cares!...
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What a mournful life is mine,
Filled with crosses, pains and cares!
...He heard thy deep repentant sigh,
He saw thy softened spirit mourn
When no one else is nigh....
He heard thy deep repentant sigh,
He saw thy softened spirit mourn
When no one else is nigh.
...Yet pierced by sin, the serpent’s tooth,
I mourn the anguish of the bite.
But though the poison lurks within,...
Yet pierced by sin, the serpent’s tooth,
I mourn the anguish of the bite.
But though the poison lurks within,
...And rest on Him their joyful eyes;
Then shall they mourn and weep no more,
But with eternal praise adore....
And rest on Him their joyful eyes;
Then shall they mourn and weep no more,
But with eternal praise adore.
...They shall obtain gladness and joy;
And sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
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They shall obtain gladness and joy;
And sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
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...Zion, long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive, God Himself shall loose thy bands.
Mourning captive, God Himself shall loose thy bands....
Zion, long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive, God Himself shall loose thy bands.
Mourning captive, God Himself shall loose thy bands.
...Yea, angels sang that God with us was born;
And they made mirth because we should not mourn,
And they made mirth because we should not mourn....
Yea, angels sang that God with us was born;
And they made mirth because we should not mourn,
And they made mirth because we should not mourn.
...Weeping in sorrow,
Mourning the dead?
Bear thy affliction,...
Weeping in sorrow,
Mourning the dead?
Bear thy affliction,
...Back to my home would turn again!
Mourn, mourn, my soul, with earnest care,
And raise to Christ the contrite prayer;...
Back to my home would turn again!
Mourn, mourn, my soul, with earnest care,
And raise to Christ the contrite prayer;
...While nature yielding to despair
Her blasted expectation mourns,
After a length of years the prayer...
While nature yielding to despair
Her blasted expectation mourns,
After a length of years the prayer
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