The phrase "earnest" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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Time is earnest, passing by;
Death is earnest, drawing nigh....
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Time is earnest, passing by;
Death is earnest, drawing nigh.
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Keep thy heart with earnest effort,
To thy God thy ear incline;...
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Keep thy heart with earnest effort,
To thy God thy ear incline;
...At the feet of our Redeemer,
In the simple, earnest prayer.
Let Thy presence, blessèd Savior,...
At the feet of our Redeemer,
In the simple, earnest prayer.
Let Thy presence, blessèd Savior,
...The perishing to save,
With earnest eye, and outstretched hands,
From death beyond the grave....
The perishing to save,
With earnest eye, and outstretched hands,
From death beyond the grave.
...Holy Spirit, guest within,
Hear our earnest prayer;
In our hearts Thy work begin,...
Holy Spirit, guest within,
Hear our earnest prayer;
In our hearts Thy work begin,
...All the way along.
Be faithful, be earnest,
Live for God alone,...
All the way along.
Be faithful, be earnest,
Live for God alone,
...Father in Heaven, we lift our voice to Thee,
Look down in love and hear our earnest plea,
Give us Thy Holy Spirit now, we pray,...
Father in Heaven, we lift our voice to Thee,
Look down in love and hear our earnest plea,
Give us Thy Holy Spirit now, we pray,
...Patiently the owner,
Seeks with earnest care,
In the dust and darkness...
Patiently the owner,
Seeks with earnest care,
In the dust and darkness
...Patiently the owner,
Seeks with earnest care,
In the dust and darkness...
Patiently the owner,
Seeks with earnest care,
In the dust and darkness
...But I’ve heard Thy gentle call;
Savior, hear my earnest cry,
Jesus, do not pass me by....
But I’ve heard Thy gentle call;
Savior, hear my earnest cry,
Jesus, do not pass me by.
...For rescue from the coming woe;
Do not our earnest suit deny;
We cannot, cannot let Thee go....
For rescue from the coming woe;
Do not our earnest suit deny;
We cannot, cannot let Thee go.
...Wash me in the crimson flood.
Savior, hear my earnest prayer,
Now Thy great compassion show;...
Wash me in the crimson flood.
Savior, hear my earnest prayer,
Now Thy great compassion show;
...Must work while it is day.
No more I wait, but earnest,
Begin at early morn;...
Must work while it is day.
No more I wait, but earnest,
Begin at early morn;
...Come to the Master, come ye,
Heed now the earnest call;
Jesus is waiting, waiting:...
Come to the Master, come ye,
Heed now the earnest call;
Jesus is waiting, waiting:
...Sacred be thine every hour:
Emblem, earnest, of the rest
That remaineth for the blest....
Sacred be thine every hour:
Emblem, earnest, of the rest
That remaineth for the blest.
...When the foes of life prevail,
’Tis the time for earnest prayer;
God is present everywhere....
When the foes of life prevail,
’Tis the time for earnest prayer;
God is present everywhere.
...Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream
In earnest pleading flows:
Devotion dwells upon the theme,...
Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream
In earnest pleading flows:
Devotion dwells upon the theme,
...In My vineyard go and labor,
And obey the earnest call.
Work for Jesus in His vineyard...
In My vineyard go and labor,
And obey the earnest call.
Work for Jesus in His vineyard
...We need a sacred watchfulness,
An earnest deep desire for grace,
Our lives with true content to fill....
We need a sacred watchfulness,
An earnest deep desire for grace,
Our lives with true content to fill.
...O let Thy chosen few
Awake to earnest prayer;
Their covenant again renew,...
O let Thy chosen few
Awake to earnest prayer;
Their covenant again renew,
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