my peo­ple

We found "my peo­ple" used in 9 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.

my peo­ple· 9 hymns found
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Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
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And where thou lodg­est I will lodge;
The Lord, and friend of all man­kind,
In the thun­der an­swered thee.
She asked of him a favor:
Receive your li­ber­ty un­bought.
Trust in My mer­cy ev­er,

my peo­ple

Go down, Mo­ses,
Go down, Mo­ses,
All sad­ness put away;
And thy God my God,
Duller than beasts the hu­man herd,
O that thou wouldst heark­en now;
The king gave what she want­ed
No glo­ry thence re­dounds to Me,
Hold fast, in deep­est sor­row,

When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land

Composer: African-American spiritual
Hymn 1

...Oppressed so hard they could not stand,

Let My peo­ple go.

Go down, Mo­ses,...

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Oppressed so hard they could not stand,

Let My peo­ple go.

Go down, Mo­ses,

When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land

When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land

Composer: African-American spiritual
Hymn 2

...Oppressed so hard they could not stand,

Let My peo­ple go.

Go down, Mo­ses,...

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Oppressed so hard they could not stand,

Let My peo­ple go.

Go down, Mo­ses,

When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land

Oh, Comfort Ye My People!

lyricist: Charles Smith, 1898
Composer: George Root, 1881
Hymn 3

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Oh com­fort ye my peo­ple!

All sad­ness put away;...

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Oh com­fort ye my peo­ple!

All sad­ness put away;

Oh, Comfort Ye My People!

Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1875
Composer: Robert Lowry
Hymn 4

...And where thou lodg­est I will lodge;

Thy peo­ple shall be my peo­ple,

And thy God my God,...

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And where thou lodg­est I will lodge;

Thy peo­ple shall be my peo­ple,

And thy God my God,

Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee

The Thoughtless Brute His Master Knows

lyricist: Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
Composer: Ira Sankey, 1901
Hymn 5

...The Lord, and friend of all man­kind,

My peo­ple have not sense to find.

Duller than beasts the hu­man herd,...

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The Lord, and friend of all man­kind,

My peo­ple have not sense to find.

Duller than beasts the hu­man herd,

The Thoughtless Brute His Master Knows

Now to God, Our Strength and Savior

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Darius Jones, 1850
Hymn 6

...In the thun­der an­swered thee.

O My peo­ple, hear My plead­ings;

O that thou wouldst heark­en now;...

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In the thun­der an­swered thee.

O My peo­ple, hear My plead­ings;

O that thou wouldst heark­en now;

Now to God, Our Strength and Savior

Perhaps You Have Been Chosen

lyricist: Carolyn Gillette, 2015
Composer: Samuel Wesley, 1864
Hymn 7

...She asked of him a favor:

Don’t let my peo­ple die!

The king gave what she want­ed...

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She asked of him a favor:

Don’t let my peo­ple die!

The king gave what she want­ed

Perhaps You Have Been Chosen

Awake, Jerusalem, Awake! (Wesley 2)

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1741
Composer: George Burder, 1774
Hymn 8

...Receive your li­ber­ty un­bought.

“My peo­ple have been long op­pressed,

No glo­ry thence re­dounds to Me,...

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Receive your li­ber­ty un­bought.

“My peo­ple have been long op­pressed,

No glo­ry thence re­dounds to Me,

Awake, Jerusalem, Awake! (Wesley 2)

Long Hast Thou Wept and Sorrowed

lyricist: Meta Heusser-Schweizer, 1837
Composer: Melchior Vulpius, 1609
Hymn 9

...Trust in My mer­cy ev­er,

My peo­ple! saith the Lord.

Hold fast, in deep­est sor­row,...

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Trust in My mer­cy ev­er,

My peo­ple! saith the Lord.

Hold fast, in deep­est sor­row,

Long Hast Thou Wept and Sorrowed

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