Sitting in dark­ness

The phrase "Sitting in dark­ness" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Sitting in dark­ness”· 2 hymns found
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Hear it say, hear it say,
Hiding the light of the Fa­ther’s face;

Sitting in dark­ness

Hear it say, hear it say,
Vainly I strug­gle with­out His grace.

Burmah

lyricist: Mary Slade, 1865
Composer: Benjamin Hanby
Hymn 1

...Hear it say, hear it say,

Sitting in dark­ness we wait for day!

Hear it say, hear it say,...

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Hear it say, hear it say,

Sitting in dark­ness we wait for day!

Hear it say, hear it say,

Burmah

Lead Me to Jesus (O’Kane)

lyricist: Edmund Lorenz, 1878
Composer: Tullius O’Kane
Hymn 2

...Hiding the light of the Fa­ther’s face;

Sitting in dark­ness, sin fet­ters have bound me,

Vainly I strug­gle with­out His grace....

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Hiding the light of the Fa­ther’s face;

Sitting in dark­ness, sin fet­ters have bound me,

Vainly I strug­gle with­out His grace.

Lead Me to Jesus (O’Kane)

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