The phrase "The famine" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
The famine
...Signs in the ocean’s swell,
Signs in the famine’s death-like stealth,
Th’approaching end foretell....
Signs in the ocean’s swell,
Signs in the famine’s death-like stealth,
Th’approaching end foretell.
...When the oil and meal are ceasing,
And the famine is oppressing;
When the sorrows are increasing,...
When the oil and meal are ceasing,
And the famine is oppressing;
When the sorrows are increasing,
...Not tribulation, nakedness,
The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,...
Not tribulation, nakedness,
The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,
...All things in Heav’n and earth obey.
The famine, pestilence and sword,
All these Thy righteous judgments are;...
All things in Heav’n and earth obey.
The famine, pestilence and sword,
All these Thy righteous judgments are;
...Yet He is near, be not afraid.
The famine, pestilence and sword,
Are all obedient to His word;...
Yet He is near, be not afraid.
The famine, pestilence and sword,
Are all obedient to His word;
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