alas

We found "alas" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.

alas· 20 hymns found
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And offer sacrifice.
Upon the cross atone.
Take your sic­kle, reap with all your might;
Take your sic­kle, reap with all your might;
His bat­tle fought, his jour­ney o’er.
Thy love de­mands a thank­ful heart;
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I love to wor­ship Thee;
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My ter­ror now be­gins;
Whose words like dead­ly shafts are flung?
And strength­ens all the rest.
That scarce de­serves the name!
Where I may do some­thing for Thee?
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Heav’nly truth in love dis­pens­èd;
Thy grace cre­ates in me;
My soul, what canst thou give?
Does not Your arm en­cir­cle us around?
Yet un­pre­pared art thou;

alas

Is heard the voice of prayer;
Has this de­fect en­twined;
And in His serv­ice be true.
And in His serv­ice be true.
His cheek no ten­der mo­ther pressed;
Thy love de­mands a thank­ful heart;
And did my Sovereign die?
It grieves me bit­ter­ly.
When he the Sy­ri­an ar­my spied,
In tres­pass­es and sins.
With those who find their joy in strife!
And all in vain our fear;
That built our bo­dy first!
For they nev­er have come to me;
And did my Sov’reign die,
Closed their eyes and ears to mer­cy,
When it re­turns to Thee.
What can I bring Him forth?
Too oft with care­less feet from You we rove;
Should death o’er­take thee now?

God Bless the Home

lyricist: Tasso Corben, 1878
Composer: Friedrich Silcher (1789–1860)
Hymn 1

...And offer sacrifice.

Alas! for homes where nev­er

Is heard the voice of prayer;...

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And offer sacrifice.

Alas! for homes where nev­er

Is heard the voice of prayer;

God Bless the Home

O Jesu Christ, if Aught There Be

lyricist: Edward Caswall, 1858
Composer: Chetham’s Psalmody, 1718
Hymn 2

...Upon the cross atone.

Alas, how with my act­ions all

Has this de­fect en­twined;...

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Upon the cross atone.

Alas, how with my act­ions all

Has this de­fect en­twined;

O Jesu Christ, if Aught There Be

Haste Away

Composer: Onie Francis, 1918
Hymn 3

...Take your sic­kle, reap with all your might;

Haste, for the reap­ers, alas! are so few,

And in His serv­ice be true....

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Take your sic­kle, reap with all your might;

Haste, for the reap­ers, alas! are so few,

And in His serv­ice be true.

Haste Away

Haste Away

Composer: Onie Francis, 1918
Hymn 4

...Take your sic­kle, reap with all your might;

Haste, for the reap­ers, alas! are so few,

And in His serv­ice be true....

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Take your sic­kle, reap with all your might;

Haste, for the reap­ers, alas! are so few,

And in His serv­ice be true.

Haste Away

The Volunteer’s Burial

lyricist: Park Benjamin, 1864
Composer: William Kirkpatrick
Hymn 5

...His bat­tle fought, his jour­ney o’er.

Alas! no wife’s fond arms ca­ressed,

His cheek no ten­der mo­ther pressed;...

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His bat­tle fought, his jour­ney o’er.

Alas! no wife’s fond arms ca­ressed,

His cheek no ten­der mo­ther pressed;

The Volunteer’s Burial

My Maker and My King

lyricist: Anne Steele, 1760
Hymn 6

...Thy love de­mands a thank­ful heart;

The gift, alas, how poor!

Thy love de­mands a thank­ful heart;...

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Thy love de­mands a thank­ful heart;

The gift, alas, how poor!

Thy love de­mands a thank­ful heart;

My Maker and My King

Alas, and did my Savior bleed (revised)

lyricist: Isaac Watts
Composer: Ralph Erskine Hudson
Hymn 7

...start

Alas, and did my Savior bleed?

And did my Sovereign die?...

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Alas, and did my Savior bleed?

And did my Sovereign die?

Alas, and did my Savior bleed (revised)

I Worship Thee, O Holy Ghost

lyricist: William Warren, 1877
Composer: Alonzo Abbey, 1858
Hymn 8

...I love to wor­ship Thee;

I grieved Thee long, alas! Thou know’st

It grieves me bit­ter­ly....

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I love to wor­ship Thee;

I grieved Thee long, alas! Thou know’st

It grieves me bit­ter­ly.

I Worship Thee, O Holy Ghost

Alas! Elisha’s Servant Cried

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Joseph Funk, 1867
Hymn 9

...start

Alas! Eli­sha’s serv­ant cried,

When he the Sy­ri­an ar­my spied,...

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Alas! Eli­sha’s serv­ant cried,

When he the Sy­ri­an ar­my spied,

Alas! Elisha’s Servant Cried

My Former Hopes Are Dead

lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1844
Hymn 10

...My ter­ror now be­gins;

I feel, alas! that I am dead

In tres­pass­es and sins....

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My ter­ror now be­gins;

I feel, alas! that I am dead

In tres­pass­es and sins.

My Former Hopes Are Dead

I Cried to God in My Distress

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Thomas Campion, 1613
Hymn 11

...Whose words like dead­ly shafts are flung?

Alas for me, whose lot is cast

With those who find their joy in strife!...

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Whose words like dead­ly shafts are flung?

Alas for me, whose lot is cast

With those who find their joy in strife!

I Cried to God in My Distress

Happy the Heart Where Graces Reign

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1707–09
Composer: George Smart, 1795
Hymn 12

...And strength­ens all the rest.

Knowledge, alas! ’tis all in vain,

And all in vain our fear;...

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And strength­ens all the rest.

Knowledge, alas! ’tis all in vain,

And all in vain our fear;

Happy the Heart Where Graces Reign

Lord, What a Feeble Piece

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Harry Wooldridge, 1899
Hymn 13

...That scarce de­serves the name!

Alas, the brit­tle clay

That built our bo­dy first!...

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That scarce de­serves the name!

Alas, the brit­tle clay

That built our bo­dy first!

Lord, What a Feeble Piece

Something for Thee

lyricist: William Gardner, 1892
Composer: E. H. Packard
Hymn 14

...Where I may do some­thing for Thee?

No rich­es, alas! can I give Thee,

For they nev­er have come to me;...

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Where I may do some­thing for Thee?

No rich­es, alas! can I give Thee,

For they nev­er have come to me;

Something for Thee

Alas! and did my Savior bleed

lyricist: Isaac Watts
Composer: Hugh Wilson
Hymn 15

...start

Alas! and did my Savior bleed?

And did my Sov’reign die,...

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Alas! and did my Savior bleed?

And did my Sov’reign die,

Alas! and did my Savior bleed

Heav’nly Truth in Love Dispensèd

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: Day’s Psalter, 1563
Hymn 16

...Heav’nly truth in love dis­pens­èd;

Few, alas, with joy em­brace:

Closed their eyes and ears to mer­cy,...

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Heav’nly truth in love dis­pens­èd;

Few, alas, with joy em­brace:

Closed their eyes and ears to mer­cy,

Heav’nly Truth in Love Dispensèd

My God! How Perfect Are Thy Ways!

lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: John Dykes, 1866
Hymn 17

...Thy grace cre­ates in me;

Alas! im­pa­tience is its name,

When it re­turns to Thee....

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Thy grace cre­ates in me;

Alas! im­pa­tience is its name,

When it re­turns to Thee.

My God! How Perfect Are Thy Ways!

For Mercies, Countless as the Sands

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: William Bradbury, 1849
Hymn 18

...My soul, what canst thou give?

Alas! from such a heart as mine,

What can I bring Him forth?...

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My soul, what canst thou give?

Alas! from such a heart as mine,

What can I bring Him forth?

For Mercies, Countless as the Sands

Father, Again in Jesus’ Name We Meet

lyricist: Lucy Whitmore, 1824
Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1872
Hymn 19

...Does not Your arm en­cir­cle us around?

Alas, un­wor­thy of Your bound­less love,

Too oft with care­less feet from You we rove;...

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Does not Your arm en­cir­cle us around?

Alas, un­wor­thy of Your bound­less love,

Too oft with care­less feet from You we rove;

Father, Again in Jesus’ Name We Meet

O Fly to Him

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1890
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 20

...Yet un­pre­pared art thou;

Alas, what must be­come of thee

Should death o’er­take thee now?...

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Yet un­pre­pared art thou;

Alas, what must be­come of thee

Should death o’er­take thee now?

O Fly to Him

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