o’er­whelmed

"o’er­whelmed" appears in 12 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

o’er­whelmed· 12 hymns found
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Do Thou my sup­pli­ca­tions hear;
I smite up­on my anx­ious breast,
Knowing that God is pre­sent there.
start
Sink as low, and mount as high;
Their wrath would have en­gulfed our soul
We had been swal­lowed deep in death;
Let pal­ing dark­ness steal away,
When tem­pests are ga­ther­ing and black is the west;
In speech­less won­der at Thy feet.
Inflame the wounds, in­crease the smart.
A sin-aveng­ing God?

o’er­whelmed

But kind­ly send my soul re­lief.
O save my soul by sin op­pressed,
From Him I seek and find re­lief;
By thy fail­ures and fears,
Shout, or si­lent­ly ad­ore.
Blest be the Lord, who foiled their threat
We leap for joy, we shout and sing,
And led our steps by wind­ing ways.
I fly to my re­fuge, Je­ho­vah, my rest!
I shall not in Thy pre­sence move,
And bite their ev­er­last­ing chains;
By wrath and terr­or awed?

To Thee, Great God, I Make My Prayer

lyricist: William Wrangham, 1829
Composer: Conrad Kocher, 1845
Hymn 1

...Do Thou my sup­pli­ca­tions hear;

Let me not sink, o’er­whelmed in grief,

But kind­ly send my soul re­lief....

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Do Thou my sup­pli­ca­tions hear;

Let me not sink, o’er­whelmed in grief,

But kind­ly send my soul re­lief.

To Thee, Great God, I Make My Prayer

Lord, Like the Publican I Stand

lyricist: Thomas Raffles, 1831
Composer: Charles Gabriel, 1901
Hymn 2

...I smite up­on my anx­ious breast,

O’er­whelmed with ago­ny;

O save my soul by sin op­pressed,...

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I smite up­on my anx­ious breast,

O’er­whelmed with ago­ny;

O save my soul by sin op­pressed,

Lord, Like the Publican I Stand

Should Hostile Powers Against Me Join

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: William Bradbury, 1843
Hymn 3

...Knowing that God is pre­sent there.

Weighed down with guilt, o’er­whelmed with grief,

From Him I seek and find re­lief;...

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Knowing that God is pre­sent there.

Weighed down with guilt, o’er­whelmed with grief,

From Him I seek and find re­lief;

Should Hostile Powers Against Me Join

Hold Fast Till I Come

lyricist: Sophia Griswold, 1876
Composer: Philip Bliss
Hymn 4

...start

Oh, spir­it, o’er­whelmed

By thy fail­ures and fears,...

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Oh, spir­it, o’er­whelmed

By thy fail­ures and fears,

Hold Fast Till I Come

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord (Wesley)

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1767
Composer: Samuel Webbe, 1792
Hymn 5

...Sink as low, and mount as high;

Fall o’er­whelmed with love, or soar,

Shout, or si­lent­ly ad­ore....

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Sink as low, and mount as high;

Fall o’er­whelmed with love, or soar,

Shout, or si­lent­ly ad­ore.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord (Wesley)

If God Had Not Been on Our Side

lyricist: Martin Luther, 1524
Composer: 16th Century German
Hymn 6

...Their wrath would have en­gulfed our soul

And, like a flood, o’er­whelmed us.

Blest be the Lord, who foiled their threat...

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Their wrath would have en­gulfed our soul

And, like a flood, o’er­whelmed us.

Blest be the Lord, who foiled their threat

If God Had Not Been on Our Side

Had Not the Lord, May Israel Say

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Frank Lehman, 1901
Hymn 7

...We had been swal­lowed deep in death;

Proud wa­ters had o’er­whelmed our soul.

We leap for joy, we shout and sing,...

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We had been swal­lowed deep in death;

Proud wa­ters had o’er­whelmed our soul.

We leap for joy, we shout and sing,

Had Not the Lord, May Israel Say

Lo! Golden Light Rekindles Day

lyricist: Aurelius Prudentius (348–413)
Composer: William Knapp, 1738
Hymn 8

...Let pal­ing dark­ness steal away,

Which all too long o’er­whelmed our gaze

And led our steps by wind­ing ways....

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Let pal­ing dark­ness steal away,

Which all too long o’er­whelmed our gaze

And led our steps by wind­ing ways.

Lo! Golden Light Rekindles Day

My Refuge (Wood)

lyricist: Alice Wood, 1901
Composer: M. B. Willis
Hymn 9

...When tem­pests are ga­ther­ing and black is the west;

So swift, by life’s tri­als o’er­whelmed and op­pressed,

I fly to my re­fuge, Je­ho­vah, my rest!...

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When tem­pests are ga­ther­ing and black is the west;

So swift, by life’s tri­als o’er­whelmed and op­pressed,

I fly to my re­fuge, Je­ho­vah, my rest!

My Refuge (Wood)

O God, Most Merciful and True

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1762
Composer: Samuel Wesley (1810–1876)
Hymn 10

...In speech­less won­der at Thy feet.

O’er­whelmed with Thy stu­pen­dous grace,

I shall not in Thy pre­sence move,...

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In speech­less won­der at Thy feet.

O’er­whelmed with Thy stu­pen­dous grace,

I shall not in Thy pre­sence move,

O God, Most Merciful and True

Hell! ’Tis a Word of Dreadful Sound

lyricist: Bartholomew Brown, 1810
Composer: John Dykes, 1861
Hymn 11

...Inflame the wounds, in­crease the smart.

The wretch­es rave, o’er­whelmed with woe,

And bite their ev­er­last­ing chains;...

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Inflame the wounds, in­crease the smart.

The wretch­es rave, o’er­whelmed with woe,

And bite their ev­er­last­ing chains;

Hell! ’Tis a Word of Dreadful Sound

Is There a Friend in Earth or Heav’n?

Composer: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795). William Gardiner, 1812
Hymn 12

...A sin-aveng­ing God?

Can save a soul o’er­whelmed with guilt,

By wrath and terr­or awed?...

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A sin-aveng­ing God?

Can save a soul o’er­whelmed with guilt,

By wrath and terr­or awed?

Is There a Friend in Earth or Heav’n?

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