The veil is rent in twain.

The phrase "The veil is rent in twain." resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“The veil is rent in twain.”· 3 hymns found

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The rocks are rent; the graves are burst;

Yea, rock the cliffs, fields, floods and waves;

And now Thy toil is o’er, Thy grief and pain

The veil is rent in twain.

Shall man alone be mute?

Why then are our hard hearts unrent?

Now hast Thou laid Thee down in perfect peace

lyricist: From the Latin

Composer: Samuel Howard, 1762

Hymn 1

...The rocks are rent; the graves are burst;

The veil is rent in twain.

Shall man alone be mute?...

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The rocks are rent; the graves are burst;

The veil is rent in twain.

Shall man alone be mute?

lyricist: Roman Breviary, 1827

Composer: Church Hymn and Tune Book, 1852

Hymn 2

...Yea, rock the cliffs, fields, floods and waves;

The veil is rent in twain.

Why then are our hard hearts unrent?...

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Yea, rock the cliffs, fields, floods and waves;

The veil is rent in twain.

Why then are our hard hearts unrent?

lyricist: Edward Eddis, 1864

Composer: James Langran, 1861

Hymn 3

...And now Thy toil is o’er, Thy grief and pain

Have passed away; the veil is rent in twain.

Now hast Thou laid Thee down in perfect peace...

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And now Thy toil is o’er, Thy grief and pain

Have passed away; the veil is rent in twain.

Now hast Thou laid Thee down in perfect peace

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