We found "in vain" used in 16 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
in vain
...Unless Jehovah builds the house,
Those who build it labor in vain.
Unless Jehovah keeps the city,...
Unless Jehovah builds the house,
Those who build it labor in vain.
Unless Jehovah keeps the city,
...The mighty Lord is ris’n in power,
He died, but not in vain!
He brings His great salvation nigh,...
The mighty Lord is ris’n in power,
He died, but not in vain!
He brings His great salvation nigh,
...And penitence be there.
We smite the breast, we weep in vain,
In vain in ashes mourn,...
And penitence be there.
We smite the breast, we weep in vain,
In vain in ashes mourn,
...Although our foes be strong.
In vain does Satan then oppose,
For God is stronger than His foes....
Although our foes be strong.
In vain does Satan then oppose,
For God is stronger than His foes.
...Be strengthened, go on in the Lord.
Your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
You must go on, go on in the Lord....
Be strengthened, go on in the Lord.
Your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
You must go on, go on in the Lord.
...That wondrous work is all Thine own.
Thy ministers are sent in vain
To prophesy upon the slain;...
That wondrous work is all Thine own.
Thy ministers are sent in vain
To prophesy upon the slain;
...That God they never yet have known,
Or washed from their old sins in vain,
Have to their vomit turned again....
That God they never yet have known,
Or washed from their old sins in vain,
Have to their vomit turned again.
...start
Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb
To search the starry vault profound;...
start
Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb
To search the starry vault profound;
...Ask for the showers of blessing,
Ye shall not seek Me in vain;
After the voice of confessing,...
Ask for the showers of blessing,
Ye shall not seek Me in vain;
After the voice of confessing,
...Like showers of heav’nly rain,
In vain Apollos sows the ground,
And Paul may plant in vain....
Like showers of heav’nly rain,
In vain Apollos sows the ground,
And Paul may plant in vain.
...Help, Savior, by Thy cross and crimson stain,
Nor let Thy glorious blood be spilt in vain!
When sin with flowery garland hides her dart,...
Help, Savior, by Thy cross and crimson stain,
Nor let Thy glorious blood be spilt in vain!
When sin with flowery garland hides her dart,
...And of his strength the champion boast;
In vain they boast, in vain rely;
In vain we trust the brutal force,...
And of his strength the champion boast;
In vain they boast, in vain rely;
In vain we trust the brutal force,
...They call not on My name.
In vain ye strive, O race abhorred,
In vain ye fret and rage;...
They call not on My name.
In vain ye strive, O race abhorred,
In vain ye fret and rage;
...Make their own powers and passions clean?
In vain we search, in vain we try,
Till Jesus brings His Gospel nigh;...
Make their own powers and passions clean?
In vain we search, in vain we try,
Till Jesus brings His Gospel nigh;
...So tired of sin and strife, the soul
Cries out in vain to Thee;
Yet not in vain; deliverance comes;...
So tired of sin and strife, the soul
Cries out in vain to Thee;
Yet not in vain; deliverance comes;
...Unless the Lord the house shall build,
The weary builders toil in vain;
Unless the Lord the city shield,...
Unless the Lord the house shall build,
The weary builders toil in vain;
Unless the Lord the city shield,
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