"eager" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
eager
...Hear Thou the songs and prayers we raise
In eager joy to Thee,
And teach us, as we sound Thy praise,...
Hear Thou the songs and prayers we raise
In eager joy to Thee,
And teach us, as we sound Thy praise,
...Like the vigor of the wind’s rush,
Like the new flame’s eager might:
Come, Holy Spirit, come....
Like the vigor of the wind’s rush,
Like the new flame’s eager might:
Come, Holy Spirit, come.
...To many seems life’s goal;
But in the eager rush for wealth,
Forgotten is the soul....
To many seems life’s goal;
But in the eager rush for wealth,
Forgotten is the soul.
...These passionate hands too quick to smite,
These hands so eager for delight:
Hold Thou my hands!...
These passionate hands too quick to smite,
These hands so eager for delight:
Hold Thou my hands!
...But why impatient of delay,
So eager to be gone?
If God commands a longer stay,...
But why impatient of delay,
So eager to be gone?
If God commands a longer stay,
...No bleak cliffs upward towering,
Shall bound our eager sight;
No tempest darkly lowering,...
No bleak cliffs upward towering,
Shall bound our eager sight;
No tempest darkly lowering,
...God of our youth, to whom we yield
The tribute of our eager praise,
Upon the well contested field,...
God of our youth, to whom we yield
The tribute of our eager praise,
Upon the well contested field,
...And, falling, stands again;
Confirm the will of eager lives
To quit themselves like men....
And, falling, stands again;
Confirm the will of eager lives
To quit themselves like men.
...Impatient heart be still!
My eager heart, be still!
Thy Lord will surely come,...
Impatient heart be still!
My eager heart, be still!
Thy Lord will surely come,
...From living fountains fed,
My Shepherd leads my eager feet,
To fresher meads ahead....
From living fountains fed,
My Shepherd leads my eager feet,
To fresher meads ahead.
...And, falling, stands again;
Confirm the will of eager lives
To quit themselves like men....
And, falling, stands again;
Confirm the will of eager lives
To quit themselves like men.
...To learn what men of old have taught,
When eager hands seek wisdom’s key,
Wise Temple Child, we learn of Thee....
To learn what men of old have taught,
When eager hands seek wisdom’s key,
Wise Temple Child, we learn of Thee.
...Set the prisoner free,
And proclaim to eager millions
Glorious Jubilee....
Set the prisoner free,
And proclaim to eager millions
Glorious Jubilee.
...Around our altars hover,
With eager gaze adore the grace
Of our eternal Lover:...
Around our altars hover,
With eager gaze adore the grace
Of our eternal Lover:
...Thy hand has led across the hungry sea
The eager peoples flocking to be free,
And, from the breeds of earth, Thy silent sway...
Thy hand has led across the hungry sea
The eager peoples flocking to be free,
And, from the breeds of earth, Thy silent sway
...Satan shall stop them in their course,
And eager seize his captive prey.
Heav’n from their vain attacks secure,...
Satan shall stop them in their course,
And eager seize his captive prey.
Heav’n from their vain attacks secure,
...Unclogged by earth, or earthly things,
I’d mount, I’d fly with eager wings,
To everlasting day....
Unclogged by earth, or earthly things,
I’d mount, I’d fly with eager wings,
To everlasting day.
...Let your lamps be trimmed with care.
Let each eager, listening ear
Catch with joy that welcome sound:...
Let your lamps be trimmed with care.
Let each eager, listening ear
Catch with joy that welcome sound:
...Sanctify our worship to Thy glory, Lord;
Grant us spirits eager to receive Thy Word.
To Thy temple holy, come we now with praise;...
Sanctify our worship to Thy glory, Lord;
Grant us spirits eager to receive Thy Word.
To Thy temple holy, come we now with praise;
...Distant climes, and countless ages,
Waited eager to behold.
Sing, O sing with exultation,...
Distant climes, and countless ages,
Waited eager to behold.
Sing, O sing with exultation,
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