idle words

We found "idle words" used in 4 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.

idle words· 4 hymns found
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Oh, how oft­en ours have been
We sow our seeds; lo! tares and weeds,
Dear Lord, for­give!
Dear Lord, for­give!

idle words

Words of an­ger, scorn and pride,
Then reap, with toil and pain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,

Guard Thy Lips

lyricist: John Fleet, 1848
Composer: H. D. Leslie, 1872
Hymn 1

...Oh, how oft­en ours have been

Idle words, and words of sin!

Words of an­ger, scorn and pride,...

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Oh, how oft­en ours have been

Idle words, and words of sin!

Words of an­ger, scorn and pride,

Guard Thy Lips

Nothing but Leaves

lyricist: Lucy Akerman, 1858
Composer: Silas Vail
Hymn 2

...We sow our seeds; lo! tares and weeds,

Words, idle words, for ear­nest deeds—

Then reap, with toil and pain,...

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We sow our seeds; lo! tares and weeds,

Words, idle words, for ear­nest deeds—

Then reap, with toil and pain,

Nothing but Leaves

An Evening Prayer

Composer: Maude Battersby, ca. 1911
Hymn 3

...Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,

If I have turned aside from want or pain,...

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Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,

If I have turned aside from want or pain,

An Evening Prayer

An Evening Prayer

Composer: Maude Battersby, ca. 1911
Hymn 4

...Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,

If I have turned aside from want or pain,...

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Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,

If I have turned aside from want or pain,

An Evening Prayer

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