The phrase "The tyrant" resonates through 9 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
The tyrant
...When He, the Lamb, unblemished, bright,
Snatched from the tyrant’s hands in time,
Amidst the silence of the night,...
When He, the Lamb, unblemished, bright,
Snatched from the tyrant’s hands in time,
Amidst the silence of the night,
...Before the great image to fall,
The tyrant expected to see
His mandate complied with by all....
Before the great image to fall,
The tyrant expected to see
His mandate complied with by all.
...By whom the heav’ns and earth were made.
His life the tyrant Herod sought,
And every subtle art did try;...
By whom the heav’ns and earth were made.
His life the tyrant Herod sought,
And every subtle art did try;
...The weary captive one,
Who suffers ’neath the tyrant’s power
May know the pardoning Son....
The weary captive one,
Who suffers ’neath the tyrant’s power
May know the pardoning Son.
...When Rachel mourned the children’s care
Whom for the tyrant’s sword she bare.
Triumphal is their glory now,...
When Rachel mourned the children’s care
Whom for the tyrant’s sword she bare.
Triumphal is their glory now,
...Soon shall He come to reign,
And from the tyrant’s chain
The world set free;...
Soon shall He come to reign,
And from the tyrant’s chain
The world set free;
...He came and He conquered, His victory sing;
Sing, for the power of the tyrant is broken,
The triumph’s complete over death and the grave;...
He came and He conquered, His victory sing;
Sing, for the power of the tyrant is broken,
The triumph’s complete over death and the grave;
...Are maddened by the bowl,
Led captive at the tyrant’s will
In bondage, heart and soul....
Are maddened by the bowl,
Led captive at the tyrant’s will
In bondage, heart and soul.
...From the torment never;
Vain the tyrant’s sharpest aim,
Vain each fierce endeavor:...
From the torment never;
Vain the tyrant’s sharpest aim,
Vain each fierce endeavor:
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