The phrase "anguish" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
anguish
...The Savior wept when here;
He knows how waves of anguish roll
To wring each bitter tear....
The Savior wept when here;
He knows how waves of anguish roll
To wring each bitter tear.
...O God, My God! why, in this hour
Of anguish and despair,
Hast Thou withdrawn Thy saving power...
O God, My God! why, in this hour
Of anguish and despair,
Hast Thou withdrawn Thy saving power
...All nature is moaning;
Unceasing the anguish,
Unending its flow....
All nature is moaning;
Unceasing the anguish,
Unending its flow.
...In Gethsemane, alone.
Long in anguish deep was He,
Weeping there for you and me,...
In Gethsemane, alone.
Long in anguish deep was He,
Weeping there for you and me,
...Thou in Thy death and suffering
Our sins didst bear, our anguish;
The might of death didst vanquish;...
Thou in Thy death and suffering
Our sins didst bear, our anguish;
The might of death didst vanquish;
...Lamb of God, Your grief I see.
Darkness veils Your anguished face;
None its lines of woe can trace....
Lamb of God, Your grief I see.
Darkness veils Your anguished face;
None its lines of woe can trace.
...Go and tell Jesus, He ever is near;
No anguish so deep, no trouble so dark,
But Jesus can bid it forever depart....
Go and tell Jesus, He ever is near;
No anguish so deep, no trouble so dark,
But Jesus can bid it forever depart.
...Maddening noise, the skies assaulting,
Nature in its anguish rent.
Hear God’s power as archangel trumpet...
Maddening noise, the skies assaulting,
Nature in its anguish rent.
Hear God’s power as archangel trumpet
...For her soul of joy bereavèd,
Bowed with anguish, deeply grievèd,
Felt the sharp and piercing sword....
For her soul of joy bereavèd,
Bowed with anguish, deeply grievèd,
Felt the sharp and piercing sword.
...In the land beyond the skies,
Ere his pining heart in anguish,
Bitter, hopeless anguish, dies....
In the land beyond the skies,
Ere his pining heart in anguish,
Bitter, hopeless anguish, dies.
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In Haiti, there is anguish
That seems too much to bear;...
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In Haiti, there is anguish
That seems too much to bear;
...Peace, peace, be still!
Master, with anguish of spirit
I bow in my grief today;...
Peace, peace, be still!
Master, with anguish of spirit
I bow in my grief today;
...Never to reach in wild despair;
Hunger, anguish, will soon be o’er,
I can weep no more;...
Never to reach in wild despair;
Hunger, anguish, will soon be o’er,
I can weep no more;
...Where storms of fiery vengeance beat,
And tears of anguish flow.
The saint He takes to Heav’n,...
Where storms of fiery vengeance beat,
And tears of anguish flow.
The saint He takes to Heav’n,
...None but Thou can save me, Lord,
In this hour of anguish deep;
Thou alone canst give release,...
None but Thou can save me, Lord,
In this hour of anguish deep;
Thou alone canst give release,
...The darkness of Gethsemane
In anguish for these souls unpriced.
Viceregent of God’s pity you,...
The darkness of Gethsemane
In anguish for these souls unpriced.
Viceregent of God’s pity you,
...Strengthen Thy Son;
O, in the anguish of our night,
Send Thou us blest relief;...
Strengthen Thy Son;
O, in the anguish of our night,
Send Thou us blest relief;
...And death has lost its sting.
No more shall men in anguish
His bleeding wounds survey,...
And death has lost its sting.
No more shall men in anguish
His bleeding wounds survey,
...Come in my pleasure, come to me in sorrow,
Come in the anguished hour of dire temptation,
Come and deliver me from sin and evil,...
Come in my pleasure, come to me in sorrow,
Come in the anguished hour of dire temptation,
Come and deliver me from sin and evil,
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When pain and anguish seize me, Lord,
All my support is from Thy Word:...
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When pain and anguish seize me, Lord,
All my support is from Thy Word:
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