Of the wood

The phrase "Of the wood" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Of the wood”· 2 hymns found
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When in­to the woods He came.
Falls chil­ly on these gloomy firs,

Of the wood

And He was well con­tent;
Hardly a leaf­let stirs.

Into the Woods

lyricist: Sidney Lanier, 1880
Composer: Peter Lutkin, 1905
Hymn 1

...When in­to the woods He came.

Out of the woods my mas­ter came

And He was well con­tent;...

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When in­to the woods He came.

Out of the woods my mas­ter came

And He was well con­tent;

Into the Woods

The Martyr’s Grave

lyricist: Horatius Bonar, 1857
Composer: Samuel Wesley, 1872
Hymn 2

...Falls chil­ly on these gloomy firs,

Deepening the dark­ness of the wood;

Hardly a leaf­let stirs....

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Falls chil­ly on these gloomy firs,

Deepening the dark­ness of the wood;

Hardly a leaf­let stirs.

The Martyr’s Grave

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