"nor spear" appears in 3 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
nor spear
...And laid the Gittite low?
Nor sword nor spear the stripling took,
But chose a pebble from the brook....
And laid the Gittite low?
Nor sword nor spear the stripling took,
But chose a pebble from the brook.
...Sought the foe and won the day.
His no sword, nor spear, nor bow:
Yet he laid the mighty low....
Sought the foe and won the day.
His no sword, nor spear, nor bow:
Yet he laid the mighty low.
...Arms uplift from rest and sleep,
Sword nor spear the Lord could keep;
Calvary’s mount did rock and reel,...
Arms uplift from rest and sleep,
Sword nor spear the Lord could keep;
Calvary’s mount did rock and reel,
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