de­cay

"de­cay" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

de­cay· 20 hymns found
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I’ll sing my Je­sus’ love­ly name
And can an all cre­at­ing arm
And strang­ers to the skies?
And id­ol forms shall per­ish,
Proud, earth­ly pow­ers have passed away,
Oft have I sat in sec­ret sighs
No night is there, no sor­row,
That pre­cious wealth shall be their dow­er,
And shall for­ev­er stand.
And bid the mourn­ing saint re­joice,
Thought on this His ha­bi­ta­tion,
Grant to life’s day a calm un­cloud­ed end­ing,
When once the Judge ap­pears,
Chance and change are bu­sy ev­er;
And na­ture’s self to dust re­turn;
Ye wheels of na­ture, speed your course;
The weak through His pow­er be strong.
There should it be found in­scrib­èd,
The weak through His pow­er be strong.

de­cay

Its pomps, its plea­sures pass away;
When all things else de­cay.
Supreme in wis­dom as in pow­er
They fade up­on the sight;
And Christ shall wield His scep­ter,
But per­fume from the Ma­gi gift
Then groaned aloud with fright­ed eyes,
No yes­ter­day, no mor­row—
Which moth or rust shall ne’er de­vour,
No more the tem­ple fall;
Thou, whose in­spir­ing breath
Heard our pray­ers, and helped our coun­sels,
The bright­ness of a ho­ly death­bed blend­ing
That mea­sure mor­tals’ years;
But His mer­cy wan­eth nev­er:
Her in­cense fires shall cease to burn:
Fast as ye bring the night of death,
His pi­ty doth ev­er ab­ide;
Though the rocks and hills may van­ish,
His pi­ty doth ev­er ab­ide;

Earth’s Transitory Things Decay

lyricist: John Bowring, 1837
Composer: William Tans’ur, 1754
Hymn 1

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Earth’s tran­si­to­ry things de­cay,

Its pomps, its plea­sures pass away;...

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Earth’s tran­si­to­ry things de­cay,

Its pomps, its plea­sures pass away;

Earth’s Transitory Things Decay

Thou Dear Redeemer, Dying Lamb

lyricist: John Cennick, 1743
Composer: From Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)
Hymn 2

...I’ll sing my Je­sus’ love­ly name

When all things else de­cay,

When all things else de­cay....

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I’ll sing my Je­sus’ love­ly name

When all things else de­cay,

When all things else de­cay.

Thou Dear Redeemer, Dying Lamb

Have You Not Known, Have You Not Heard?

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1707
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1832
Hymn 3

...And can an all cre­at­ing arm

Grow wea­ry or de­cay?

Supreme in wis­dom as in pow­er...

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And can an all cre­at­ing arm

Grow wea­ry or de­cay?

Supreme in wis­dom as in pow­er

Have You Not Known, Have You Not Heard?

How Long Shall Earth’s Alluring Toys

lyricist: Anne Steele, 1760
Composer: John Burrowes, 1830
Hymn 4

...And strang­ers to the skies?

These tran­si­ent scenes will soon de­cay,

They fade up­on the sight;...

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And strang­ers to the skies?

These tran­si­ent scenes will soon de­cay,

They fade up­on the sight;

How Long Shall Earth’s Alluring Toys

A Great and Mighty Wonder (Lutheran)

lyricist: St. Germanus, 734
Composer: German, 1599
Hymn 5

...And id­ol forms shall per­ish,

And er­ror shall de­cay,

And Christ shall wield His scep­ter,...

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And id­ol forms shall per­ish,

And er­ror shall de­cay,

And Christ shall wield His scep­ter,

A Great and Mighty Wonder (Lutheran)

’Tis Christmas Morn

lyricist: Mrs. W. L. Miller, 19th Century
Composer: Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789
Hymn 6

...Proud, earth­ly pow­ers have passed away,

And king­doms crum­bled to de­cay.

But per­fume from the Ma­gi gift...

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Proud, earth­ly pow­ers have passed away,

And king­doms crum­bled to de­cay.

But per­fume from the Ma­gi gift

’Tis Christmas Morn

Oft Have I Sat in Secret Sighs

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1706–09
Composer: Isaac Smith (1734–1805)
Hymn 7

...Oft have I sat in sec­ret sighs

To feel my flesh de­cay;

Then groaned aloud with fright­ed eyes,...

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Oft have I sat in sec­ret sighs

To feel my flesh de­cay;

Then groaned aloud with fright­ed eyes,

Oft Have I Sat in Secret Sighs

There Is a Habitation

lyricist: Love Jameson, 1882
Composer: James Rosecrans
Hymn 8

...No night is there, no sor­row,

No death, and no de­cay;

No yes­ter­day, no mor­row—...

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No night is there, no sor­row,

No death, and no de­cay;

No yes­ter­day, no mor­row—

There Is a Habitation

How Blest the Children of the Lord

lyricist: Harriet Auber, 1829
Composer: Anonymous, 1850
Hymn 9

...That pre­cious wealth shall be their dow­er,

Which can­not know de­cay;

Which moth or rust shall ne’er de­vour,...

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That pre­cious wealth shall be their dow­er,

Which can­not know de­cay;

Which moth or rust shall ne’er de­vour,

How Blest the Children of the Lord

Now Blessing, Honor, Glory, Praise

lyricist: Joseph Proud, 1792
Composer: English melody
Hymn 10

...And shall for­ev­er stand.

No more His king­dom shall de­cay,

No more the tem­ple fall;...

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And shall for­ev­er stand.

No more His king­dom shall de­cay,

No more the tem­ple fall;

Now Blessing, Honor, Glory, Praise

Blest Comforter Divine

lyricist: Lydia Sigourney, 1824
Composer: Charles Kettle, 1876
Hymn 11

...And bid the mourn­ing saint re­joice,

Though earth­ly joys de­cay;

Thou, whose in­spir­ing breath...

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And bid the mourn­ing saint re­joice,

Though earth­ly joys de­cay;

Thou, whose in­spir­ing breath

Blest Comforter Divine

Lift the Strain of High Thanksgiving

lyricist: John Ellerton, 1871
Composer: Henry Smart, 1868
Hymn 12

...Thought on this His ha­bi­ta­tion,

Looked on His de­cayed ab­ode;

Heard our pray­ers, and helped our coun­sels,...

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Thought on this His ha­bi­ta­tion,

Looked on His de­cayed ab­ode;

Heard our pray­ers, and helped our coun­sels,

Lift the Strain of High Thanksgiving

O Strength and Stay

lyricist: Ambrose of Milan
Composer: John Dykes, 1875
Hymn 13

...Grant to life’s day a calm un­cloud­ed end­ing,

An eve un­touched by sha­dows of de­cay,

The bright­ness of a ho­ly death­bed blend­ing...

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Grant to life’s day a calm un­cloud­ed end­ing,

An eve un­touched by sha­dows of de­cay,

The bright­ness of a ho­ly death­bed blend­ing

O Strength and Stay

The Promises I Sing

lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
Composer: John Goss, 1874
Hymn 14

...When once the Judge ap­pears,

And sun and moon de­cay,

That mea­sure mor­tals’ years;...

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When once the Judge ap­pears,

And sun and moon de­cay,

That mea­sure mor­tals’ years;

The Promises I Sing

God Is Love! His Mercy Brightens

lyricist: John Bowring, 1825
Composer: English melody
Hymn 15

...Chance and change are bu­sy ev­er;

Man de­cays and ag­es move;

But His mer­cy wan­eth nev­er:...

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Chance and change are bu­sy ev­er;

Man de­cays and ag­es move;

But His mer­cy wan­eth nev­er:

God Is Love! His Mercy Brightens

God of the Rolling Orbs Above

lyricist: William Peabody, 1830
Composer: Willi­am Nick­le, 1889
Hymn 16

...And na­ture’s self to dust re­turn;

Her crumb­ling al­tars must de­cay;

Her in­cense fires shall cease to burn:...

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And na­ture’s self to dust re­turn;

Her crumb­ling al­tars must de­cay;

Her in­cense fires shall cease to burn:

God of the Rolling Orbs Above

Awake, Ye Saints, and Raise Your Eyes

lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1837
Hymn 17

...Ye wheels of na­ture, speed your course;

Ye mor­tal pow­ers, de­cay;

Fast as ye bring the night of death,...

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Ye wheels of na­ture, speed your course;

Ye mor­tal pow­ers, de­cay;

Fast as ye bring the night of death,

Awake, Ye Saints, and Raise Your Eyes

So Will I Comfort You

Composer: Thomas Westendorf, 1886
Hymn 18

...The weak through His pow­er be strong.

His mer­cy en­dur­eth while worlds de­cay,

His pi­ty doth ev­er ab­ide;...

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The weak through His pow­er be strong.

His mer­cy en­dur­eth while worlds de­cay,

His pi­ty doth ev­er ab­ide;

So Will I Comfort You

They Who Hate Thee, Oh My Father

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: Henry Baker, 1854
Hymn 19

...There should it be found in­scrib­èd,

It shall nev­er know de­cay,

Though the rocks and hills may van­ish,...

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There should it be found in­scrib­èd,

It shall nev­er know de­cay,

Though the rocks and hills may van­ish,

They Who Hate Thee, Oh My Father

So Will I Comfort You

Composer: Thomas Westendorf, 1886
Hymn 20

...The weak through His pow­er be strong.

His mer­cy en­dur­eth while worlds de­cay,

His pi­ty doth ev­er ab­ide;...

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The weak through His pow­er be strong.

His mer­cy en­dur­eth while worlds de­cay,

His pi­ty doth ev­er ab­ide;

So Will I Comfort You

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