"descending" appears in 14 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
descending
...When the Lord shall come in glory,
In the clouds from Heav’n descending,
What rejoicing there will be;...
When the Lord shall come in glory,
In the clouds from Heav’n descending,
What rejoicing there will be;
...When the Lord shall come in glory,
In the clouds from Heav’n descending,
What rejoicing there will be;...
When the Lord shall come in glory,
In the clouds from Heav’n descending,
What rejoicing there will be;
...In the realms of light,
When peace and truth, descending,
With a marshaled host...
In the realms of light,
When peace and truth, descending,
With a marshaled host
...start
Into the dim earth’s lowest parts descending,
And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain...
start
Into the dim earth’s lowest parts descending,
And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain
...This hush of solemn power;
’Tis Heaven descending from above,
To fill this favored hour....
This hush of solemn power;
’Tis Heaven descending from above,
To fill this favored hour.
...Hail the everlasting Word,
Welcome thy descending Lord.
Grace unequaled, love unknown!...
Hail the everlasting Word,
Welcome thy descending Lord.
Grace unequaled, love unknown!
...’Tis like the dew from Hermon fair
On Zion’s hill descending;
The Lord commands His blessing here...
’Tis like the dew from Hermon fair
On Zion’s hill descending;
The Lord commands His blessing here
...Their remedy is found within.
Let Christ, descending from above,
Become incarnate in Thy love....
Their remedy is found within.
Let Christ, descending from above,
Become incarnate in Thy love.
...start
Why were angels once descending
O’er Judea’s hill and plain?...
start
Why were angels once descending
O’er Judea’s hill and plain?
...Let thy doctrine, Lord! so gracious,
Thus descending from above,
Blest by Thee, prove efficacious...
Let thy doctrine, Lord! so gracious,
Thus descending from above,
Blest by Thee, prove efficacious
...Sweet is the promise as weary years fly;
Oh, I shall see Him descending the sky,
Coming for me, for me:...
Sweet is the promise as weary years fly;
Oh, I shall see Him descending the sky,
Coming for me, for me:
...Virgin-white the sod,
In the chill descending,
Like the grace of God;...
Virgin-white the sod,
In the chill descending,
Like the grace of God;
...Celebrate Thy wondrous birth.
Loving Shepherd, night descending
Calls us soon to needful sleep;...
Celebrate Thy wondrous birth.
Loving Shepherd, night descending
Calls us soon to needful sleep;
...How awesome is this place, oh Lord.
I feel blessings ascending, descending
On the hearts and the pray’rs of the saints...
How awesome is this place, oh Lord.
I feel blessings ascending, descending
On the hearts and the pray’rs of the saints
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