des­pair;

"des­pair;" appears in 5 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

des­pair;· 5 hymns found
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Dear friends, I have a sto­ry to tell,
Now emp­ty are the courts of Death
God’s ho­ly law trans­gressed,
He snatched you from hell and the grave,
Careless they press the brink

des­pair;

My soul is doomed with de­mons to dwell—
And ros­es bloom in de­sert tomb
Burdened with guilt, with grief op­pressed,
For you He was migh­ty to save,
Can I en­dure to see them sink

I’ve Waited Too Long to Prepare

lyricist: Birdie Stillman, 1910
Composer: James Stanley, 1910
Hymn 1

...Dear friends, I have a sto­ry to tell,

A sto­ry of woe, and des­pair;

My soul is doomed with de­mons to dwell—...

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Dear friends, I have a sto­ry to tell,

A sto­ry of woe, and des­pair;

My soul is doomed with de­mons to dwell—

I’ve Waited Too Long to Prepare

God Is Gone Up with Joyful Sound

lyricist: Reginald Heber (1783–1826), alt
Composer: Andrew Tait, 1749
Hymn 2

...Now emp­ty are the courts of Death

And crushed thy sting, Des­pair;

And ros­es bloom in de­sert tomb...

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Now emp­ty are the courts of Death

And crushed thy sting, Des­pair;

And ros­es bloom in de­sert tomb

God Is Gone Up with Joyful Sound

God’s Holy Law Transgressed

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: William Monk, 1875
Hymn 3

...God’s ho­ly law trans­gressed,

Speaks no­thing but des­pair;

Burdened with guilt, with grief op­pressed,...

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God’s ho­ly law trans­gressed,

Speaks no­thing but des­pair;

Burdened with guilt, with grief op­pressed,

God’s Holy Law Transgressed

Ye Angels Who Stand Round the Throne

lyricist: Maria de Fleury, 1791
Composer: John Campbell, 1901
Hymn 4

...He snatched you from hell and the grave,

He ran­somed from death and des­pair;

For you He was migh­ty to save,...

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He snatched you from hell and the grave,

He ran­somed from death and des­pair;

For you He was migh­ty to save,

Ye Angels Who Stand Round the Throne

An Awful Day Draws Near

lyricist: Vienna Ramsey, 1853
Composer: William Monk, 1875
Hymn 5

...Careless they press the brink

Of in­fi­nite des­pair;

Can I en­dure to see them sink...

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Careless they press the brink

Of in­fi­nite des­pair;

Can I en­dure to see them sink

An Awful Day Draws Near

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