"contempt" appears in 15 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
contempt
...O Lord, our God, Thy mercy show,
For man’s contempt and scorn we know;
Reproach and shame Thy saints endure...
O Lord, our God, Thy mercy show,
For man’s contempt and scorn we know;
Reproach and shame Thy saints endure
...By the love that bore in silence
Man’s contempt and Satan’s dart;
By the longing for the lost ones...
By the love that bore in silence
Man’s contempt and Satan’s dart;
By the longing for the lost ones
...Whom neither wrath nor grace can move,
Who on the Gospel cast contempt,
And still despise a Savior’s love....
Whom neither wrath nor grace can move,
Who on the Gospel cast contempt,
And still despise a Savior’s love.
...His awful threat’nings they despise,
And cast contempt upon His grace.
But the decisive day will come,...
His awful threat’nings they despise,
And cast contempt upon His grace.
But the decisive day will come,
...What example do we find.
Midst neglect, contempt, and weakness,
Meek and lowly was Thy mind....
What example do we find.
Midst neglect, contempt, and weakness,
Meek and lowly was Thy mind.
...The Lord will be their helper strong;
To save them from contempt and wrong
Jehovah will arise....
The Lord will be their helper strong;
To save them from contempt and wrong
Jehovah will arise.
...Rebels, who had dared to show
Proud contempt of God Most High
Bound in iron and in woe,...
Rebels, who had dared to show
Proud contempt of God Most High
Bound in iron and in woe,
...While those, who once stood high in fame,
Sink to contempt and lasting shame.
Thus shall God’s government appear...
While those, who once stood high in fame,
Sink to contempt and lasting shame.
Thus shall God’s government appear
...Through oppression, grief, and woe.
His contempt the princes taste:
Driven out, they helpless fly,...
Through oppression, grief, and woe.
His contempt the princes taste:
Driven out, they helpless fly,
...My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,...
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
...All shake the head, they mock and gaze,
Each scornful lip contempt betrays.
He trusts in God; let God defend...
All shake the head, they mock and gaze,
Each scornful lip contempt betrays.
He trusts in God; let God defend
...To have portion with the blest.
By contempt of worldly pleasures,
And by mighty battle done;...
To have portion with the blest.
By contempt of worldly pleasures,
And by mighty battle done;
...And give us richest treasure.
The world’s contempt we need not fear,
God’s Son is now our brother dear,...
And give us richest treasure.
The world’s contempt we need not fear,
God’s Son is now our brother dear,
...As sheep appointed to be slain,
Our portion of contempt and pain
We to the end endure....
As sheep appointed to be slain,
Our portion of contempt and pain
We to the end endure.
...The way that leads to glory lies
Through ill report, contempt and loss
Assist me to deny myself,...
The way that leads to glory lies
Through ill report, contempt and loss
Assist me to deny myself,
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