Suddenly

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

Suddenly· 20 hymns found
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Shepherds were watch­ing; when on their sight,
This sign I’ll show you by which you’ll find the Lord of all.
Quite like this before;
After He came from the tomb;
After He came from the tomb;
From a band of ser­aphs bright,
Shall awake the sleep­ing dead.
Shall awake the sleep­ing dead.
On the hills so far away,
Watching long in hope and fear;
Christ, the Lord, is born to­day!
Sang His praise with joy­ful lips.
Let us all Thy life re­ceive;
Unto the up­per room;
Christ is born, your king and Lord.
Can I that blest goal of glory attain?
Loving on­ly as God can.
While they thought the world their own,
To Damascus about midday,
start

Suddenly

Lo, from the heav­ens, an an­gel fair
In Da­vid’s ci­ty you’ll find Him in a low­ly stall.
What a Christ I see—
Entered the tight shut room.
Entered the tight shut room.
In the calm and si­lent night:
He shall in the clouds ap­pear,
He shall in the clouds ap­pear,
Turning mid­night in­to day.
In His tem­ple shall ap­pear.
Shining hosts, all clothed in light;
Open flew the ir­on doors;
Never more Thy tem­ples leave.
They see their Mas­ter come.
Raised their voic­es high and sang,
Not my might, but Your unrivaled mercy!
From the world He loved so well,
See how war, with dread­ful stride,
Flashed out of heaven;
With a thousand tongues to lift one cry

The Angel’s Song (Johnston)

lyricist: Julia Johnston, 1899
Composer: Daniel Towner
Hymn 1

...Shepherds were watch­ing; when on their sight,

Suddenly burst a glo­ri­ous light;

Lo, from the heav­ens, an an­gel fair...

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Shepherds were watch­ing; when on their sight,

Suddenly burst a glo­ri­ous light;

Lo, from the heav­ens, an an­gel fair

The Angel’s Song (Johnston)

He Became Incarnate

Composer: Indian
Hymn 2

...This sign I’ll show you by which you’ll find the Lord of all.

Suddenly heav­en­ly hosts sang forth prais­es.

In Da­vid’s ci­ty you’ll find Him in a low­ly stall....

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This sign I’ll show you by which you’ll find the Lord of all.

Suddenly heav­en­ly hosts sang forth prais­es.

In Da­vid’s ci­ty you’ll find Him in a low­ly stall.

He Became Incarnate

...Quite like this before;

Somehow, suddenly,

What a Christ I see—...

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Quite like this before;

Somehow, suddenly,

What a Christ I see—

I have often called

Alive Again

Composer: Paul Rader, 1920
Hymn 4

...After He came from the tomb;

Suddenly Je­sus stood in their midst,

Entered the tight shut room....

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After He came from the tomb;

Suddenly Je­sus stood in their midst,

Entered the tight shut room.

Alive Again

Alive Again

Composer: Paul Rader, 1920
Hymn 5

...After He came from the tomb;

Suddenly Je­sus stood in their midst,

Entered the tight shut room....

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After He came from the tomb;

Suddenly Je­sus stood in their midst,

Entered the tight shut room.

Alive Again

Hark! A Burst of Heavenly Music

lyricist: Mary Meigs, 1869
Composer: Frederick Schilling, 1865
Hymn 6

...From a band of ser­aphs bright,

Suddenly to earth des­cend­ing,

In the calm and si­lent night:...

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From a band of ser­aphs bright,

Suddenly to earth des­cend­ing,

In the calm and si­lent night:

Hark! A Burst of Heavenly Music

If He Should Come Tonight

Composer: Lelia Morris, 1907
Hymn 7

...Shall awake the sleep­ing dead.

Suddenly and with­out warn­ing,

He shall in the clouds ap­pear,...

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Shall awake the sleep­ing dead.

Suddenly and with­out warn­ing,

He shall in the clouds ap­pear,

If He Should Come Tonight

If He Should Come Tonight

Composer: Lelia Morris, 1907
Hymn 8

...Shall awake the sleep­ing dead.

Suddenly and with­out warn­ing,

He shall in the clouds ap­pear,...

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Shall awake the sleep­ing dead.

Suddenly and with­out warn­ing,

He shall in the clouds ap­pear,

If He Should Come Tonight

The Angels’ Sweet Refrain

lyricist: Grant Tullar, 1903
Composer: Isaac Meredith
Hymn 9

...On the hills so far away,

Suddenly a light shone ’round them,

Turning mid­night in­to day....

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On the hills so far away,

Suddenly a light shone ’round them,

Turning mid­night in­to day.

The Angels’ Sweet Refrain

Angels from the Realms of Glory

lyricist: James Montgomery, 1816
Composer: Henry Smart, 1867
Hymn 10

...Watching long in hope and fear;

Suddenly the Lord, des­cend­ing,

In His tem­ple shall ap­pear....

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Watching long in hope and fear;

Suddenly the Lord, des­cend­ing,

In His tem­ple shall ap­pear.

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Christmas Comes!

lyricist: William Ford, 1877
Composer: James Rosecrans
Hymn 11

...Christ, the Lord, is born to­day!

Suddenly, burst to sight

Shining hosts, all clothed in light;...

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Christ, the Lord, is born to­day!

Suddenly, burst to sight

Shining hosts, all clothed in light;

Christmas Comes!

A Believer, Free from Care

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Ludig Spohr (1784–1859)
Hymn 12

...Sang His praise with joy­ful lips.

Suddenly the pri­son shook,

Open flew the ir­on doors;...

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Sang His praise with joy­ful lips.

Suddenly the pri­son shook,

Open flew the ir­on doors;

A Believer, Free from Care

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1747
Composer: John Zundel, 1870
Hymn 13

...Let us all Thy life re­ceive;

Suddenly re­turn and nev­er,

Never more Thy tem­ples leave....

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Let us all Thy life re­ceive;

Suddenly re­turn and nev­er,

Never more Thy tem­ples leave.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

The Galilean Fishers Toil

lyricist: Christopher Wordsworth
Composer: Alonzo Howard, 1873
Hymn 14

...Unto the up­per room;

But suddenly, with joyful cheer,

They see their Mas­ter come....

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Unto the up­per room;

But suddenly, with joyful cheer,

They see their Mas­ter come.

The Galilean Fishers Toil

In the Country Nigh to Bethlehem

lyricist: Kate Bartlett, ca. 1878
Composer: Gertrude Hine
Hymn 15

...Christ is born, your king and Lord.

Suddenly a host of an­gels

Raised their voic­es high and sang,...

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Christ is born, your king and Lord.

Suddenly a host of an­gels

Raised their voic­es high and sang,

In the Country Nigh to Bethlehem

Treasure in Earthen Vessels

lyricist: Anonymous
Composer: 2014 NCKU Graduates
Hymn 16

...Can I that blest goal of glory attain?

In Your light I suddenly see:

Not my might, but Your unrivaled mercy!...

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Can I that blest goal of glory attain?

In Your light I suddenly see:

Not my might, but Your unrivaled mercy!

Treasure in Earthen Vessels

Truth’s Advent

lyricist: Sarah Griswold, 1897
Composer: From Handel
Hymn 17

...Loving on­ly as God can.

Suddenly He went away

From the world He loved so well,...

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Loving on­ly as God can.

Suddenly He went away

From the world He loved so well,

Truth’s Advent

Hark! How Time’s Wide Sounding Bell

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Raymond Mallary, 1901
Hymn 18

...While they thought the world their own,

Suddenly he mowed them down.

See how war, with dread­ful stride,...

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While they thought the world their own,

Suddenly he mowed them down.

See how war, with dread­ful stride,

Hark! How Time’s Wide Sounding Bell

And I Answered

Composer: G. P.
Hymn 19

...To Damascus about midday,

Suddenly a great light

Flashed out of heaven;...

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To Damascus about midday,

Suddenly a great light

Flashed out of heaven;

And I Answered

Christ Be Magnified

lyricist: Cody Carnes / Cory Asbury / Ethan Hulse
Hymn 20

...start

Were creation suddenly articulate

With a thousand tongues to lift one cry...

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start

Were creation suddenly articulate

With a thousand tongues to lift one cry

Christ Be Magnified

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