The phrase "forsaken" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
forsaken
...Alone the crown of thorns He wore,
Forsaken thus by all.
Alone upon the cross He hung...
Alone the crown of thorns He wore,
Forsaken thus by all.
Alone upon the cross He hung
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I'm forgiven because You were forsaken
I'm accepted, You were condemned...
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I'm forgiven because You were forsaken
I'm accepted, You were condemned
...Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
’Tis midnight, and from ether-plains...
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
’Tis midnight, and from ether-plains
...Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
’Tis midnight, and the prayer is through;...
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
’Tis midnight, and the prayer is through;
...A creature became.
Despised and forsaken,
Afflicted with sorrow,...
A creature became.
Despised and forsaken,
Afflicted with sorrow,
...Like one forgotten, mourn,
Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed
To my oppressor’s scorn?...
Like one forgotten, mourn,
Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed
To my oppressor’s scorn?
...We recall Your crucifixion,
God-forsaken, man-condemned;
How alone You paid our ransom,...
We recall Your crucifixion,
God-forsaken, man-condemned;
How alone You paid our ransom,
...Darkness, wrath and curse were Thine;
Man-betrayed, by God forsaken;
Thus we learn Thy love divine!...
Darkness, wrath and curse were Thine;
Man-betrayed, by God forsaken;
Thus we learn Thy love divine!
...Told in answ’ring glory now.
On that cross, alone, forsaken,
Where no pity’ng eye was found;...
Told in answ’ring glory now.
On that cross, alone, forsaken,
Where no pity’ng eye was found;
...Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now....
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
...I am chosen
Not forsaken
I am who You say I am...
I am chosen
Not forsaken
I am who You say I am
...Jesus is standing in Pilate’s hall—
Friendless, forsaken, betrayed by all:
Hearken! what meaneth the sudden call?...
Jesus is standing in Pilate’s hall—
Friendless, forsaken, betrayed by all:
Hearken! what meaneth the sudden call?
...Led by Thy creatures and nailed to the cross.
Hated of men, and of God too forsaken,
Shunning not darkness, the curse, and the loss....
Led by Thy creatures and nailed to the cross.
Hated of men, and of God too forsaken,
Shunning not darkness, the curse, and the loss.
...Since I called on the only One who’d save me.
When forsaken, in despair—
Who’d have thought that You’d be there!...
Since I called on the only One who’d save me.
When forsaken, in despair—
Who’d have thought that You’d be there!
...Empty handed
But not forsaken
I’ve been set free...
Empty handed
But not forsaken
I’ve been set free
...Even lonely, even forgotten;
Even wordless, even forsaken.
Tears and blood for the righteous crown...
Even lonely, even forgotten;
Even wordless, even forsaken.
Tears and blood for the righteous crown
...Labor with Thee hour by hour.
One with Thee, Thou Son forsaken,
Judgment and the curse we’ve passed;...
Labor with Thee hour by hour.
One with Thee, Thou Son forsaken,
Judgment and the curse we’ve passed;
...All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be....
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be.
...All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be....
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be.
...The cross of Christ—O fathomless love!
By men afflicted, by God forsaken,
There He redeemed us by His shed blood....
The cross of Christ—O fathomless love!
By men afflicted, by God forsaken,
There He redeemed us by His shed blood.
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