op­press­ion

"op­press­ion" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

op­press­ion· 20 hymns found
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Against a sin­ful race;
May we cheer­ful­ly ob­ey,
It rings from hill and val­ley,
Let that blood our guilt ef­face;
From sin’s do­min­ion save my soul,
Forever by their God.
Proclaim it afar;
Shall my trust­ing soul ab­ide,
Thy child­ren, as Thine an­gels fair:
Peace and right­eous­ness shall reign;
Helpful now as here­to­fore.
Or stern am­bi­tion thirst for blood,
Be ours a na­tion ev­er­more
Yea, the weak and help­less shall His pi­ty know;
Shall reign our king.
Shall reign our king.
And heal­ing in His wing.
Seas and all that they con­tain;
Where nev­er the foot
When in the bal­ance placed.

op­press­ion

Secure me by Thy grace.
Ever own and wor­ship God.
A thou­sand free­men ral­ly,
Save from spoil Thy ho­ly place.
That I may yield to Thy con­trol.
Shall hold un­brok­en sway,
By Him we are de­liv­ered,
Guarded safe on ev­ery side.
O God, save the peo­ple!
Hear the voice of war again.
His the cause of truth and right;
The God, who hears the or­phan’s cry,
Where jus­tice rules from shore to shore,
For their lives are pre­cious in His ho­ly sight.
To dust shall fall away;
To dust shall fall away;
To ban­ish sin and wrong;
Righteousness He will main­tain.
And the de­sert shall bloom,
Nor in un­right­eous gain;

Judge Me, O God, and Plead My Cause (Barlow)

lyricist: Joel Barlow, 1785
Composer: Oliver Holden, 1795
Hymn 1

...Against a sin­ful race;

From vile op­press­ion and de­ceit

Secure me by Thy grace....

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Against a sin­ful race;

From vile op­press­ion and de­ceit

Secure me by Thy grace.

Judge Me, O God, and Plead My Cause (Barlow)

Swell the Anthem, Raise the Song

lyricist: Nathan Strong, 1799
Composer: George Elvey, 1858
Hymn 2

...May we cheer­ful­ly ob­ey,

Never feel op­press­ion’s rod,

Ever own and wor­ship God....

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May we cheer­ful­ly ob­ey,

Never feel op­press­ion’s rod,

Ever own and wor­ship God.

Swell the Anthem, Raise the Song

A Glorious Day Is Dawning

lyricist: Nancy Munroe
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1823
Hymn 3

...It rings from hill and val­ley,

It breaks op­press­ion’s chain.

A thou­sand free­men ral­ly,...

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It rings from hill and val­ley,

It breaks op­press­ion’s chain.

A thou­sand free­men ral­ly,

A Glorious Day Is Dawning

Great Jehovah! God of Nations!

lyricist: Anonymous, 1842
Composer: Attributed to Mozart
Hymn 4

...Let that blood our guilt ef­face;

Save Thy people from op­press­ion,

Save from spoil Thy ho­ly place....

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Let that blood our guilt ef­face;

Save Thy people from op­press­ion,

Save from spoil Thy ho­ly place.

Great Jehovah! God of Nations!

Thy Wondrous Testimonies, Lord

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Thomas Southgate, 1855
Hymn 5

...From sin’s do­min­ion save my soul,

From man’s op­press­ion set me free,

That I may yield to Thy con­trol....

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From sin’s do­min­ion save my soul,

From man’s op­press­ion set me free,

That I may yield to Thy con­trol.

Thy Wondrous Testimonies, Lord

All Who, with Heart Confiding

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)
Hymn 6

...Forever by their God.

No scep­ter of op­press­ion

Shall hold un­brok­en sway,...

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Forever by their God.

No scep­ter of op­press­ion

Shall hold un­brok­en sway,

All Who, with Heart Confiding

The Lion of Judah (Crosby)

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1878
Composer: Howard Doane
Hymn 7

...Proclaim it afar;

From bond­age and op­press­ion

By Him we are de­liv­ered,...

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Proclaim it afar;

From bond­age and op­press­ion

By Him we are de­liv­ered,

The Lion of Judah (Crosby)

Better Far Than Life to Me

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1898
Composer: John Hughes (1872–1914)
Hymn 8

...Shall my trust­ing soul ab­ide,

From the ar­rows of op­press­ion

Guarded safe on ev­ery side....

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Shall my trust­ing soul ab­ide,

From the ar­rows of op­press­ion

Guarded safe on ev­ery side.

Better Far Than Life to Me

When Wilt Thou Save the People?

lyricist: Ebenezer Elliott, 1850
Composer: Josiah Booth, 1888
Hymn 9

...Thy child­ren, as Thine an­gels fair:

From vice, op­press­ion, and de­spair,

O God, save the peo­ple!...

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Thy child­ren, as Thine an­gels fair:

From vice, op­press­ion, and de­spair,

O God, save the peo­ple!

When Wilt Thou Save the People?

Hear What God the Lord Hath Spoken

lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Hymn 10

...Peace and right­eous­ness shall reign;

Never shall you feel op­press­ion,

Hear the voice of war again....

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Peace and right­eous­ness shall reign;

Never shall you feel op­press­ion,

Hear the voice of war again.

Hear What God the Lord Hath Spoken

He Who Suns and Worlds Upholdeth

lyricist: Thomas Gill, 1880
Composer: Henry Smart, 1867
Hymn 11

...Helpful now as here­to­fore.

’Gainst op­press­ion forth He sends us;

His the cause of truth and right;...

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Helpful now as here­to­fore.

’Gainst op­press­ion forth He sends us;

His the cause of truth and right;

He Who Suns and Worlds Upholdeth

Great Framer of Unnumbered Worlds

lyricist: Sidney Dyer, 1817
Composer: 17th Century German
Hymn 12

...Or stern am­bi­tion thirst for blood,

Or rude op­press­ion waste the land:

The God, who hears the or­phan’s cry,...

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Or stern am­bi­tion thirst for blood,

Or rude op­press­ion waste the land:

The God, who hears the or­phan’s cry,

Great Framer of Unnumbered Worlds

Lord of the Lands

lyricist: Albert Watson, 1917
Composer: Calixa Lavallée, 1880
Hymn 13

...Be ours a na­tion ev­er­more

That no op­press­ion blights,

Where jus­tice rules from shore to shore,...

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Be ours a na­tion ev­er­more

That no op­press­ion blights,

Where jus­tice rules from shore to shore,

Lord of the Lands

Christ Shall Have Dominion

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Arthur Sullivan, 1871
Hymn 14

...Yea, the weak and help­less shall His pi­ty know;

He will sure­ly save them from op­press­ion’s might,

For their lives are pre­cious in His ho­ly sight....

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Yea, the weak and help­less shall His pi­ty know;

He will sure­ly save them from op­press­ion’s might,

For their lives are pre­cious in His ho­ly sight.

Christ Shall Have Dominion

Press On, Press On, Ye Workers

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1894
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 15

...Shall reign our king.

The walls of leagued op­press­ion

To dust shall fall away;...

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Shall reign our king.

The walls of leagued op­press­ion

To dust shall fall away;

Press On, Press On, Ye Workers

God’s Holy Church Shall Triumph

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1887
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 16

...Shall reign our king.

The walls of leagued op­press­ion

To dust shall fall away;...

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Shall reign our king.

The walls of leagued op­press­ion

To dust shall fall away;

God’s Holy Church Shall Triumph

Ring the Bells (Mack)

lyricist: Irvin Mack, 1900
Composer: Lincoln Hall
Hymn 17

...And heal­ing in His wing.

He came to lift op­press­ion,

To ban­ish sin and wrong;...

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And heal­ing in His wing.

He came to lift op­press­ion,

To ban­ish sin and wrong;

Ring the Bells (Mack)

Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah (Psalter)

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: From a Gregorian chant
Hymn 18

...Seas and all that they con­tain;

He de­li­vers from op­press­ion,

Righteousness He will main­tain....

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Seas and all that they con­tain;

He de­li­vers from op­press­ion,

Righteousness He will main­tain.

Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah (Psalter)

Go Ye to the Land of the Cedar and Vine

lyricist: William Bourne, 1857
Composer: W. D
Hymn 19

...Where nev­er the foot

Of op­press­ions hath trod;

And the de­sert shall bloom,...

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Where nev­er the foot

Of op­press­ions hath trod;

And the de­sert shall bloom,

Go Ye to the Land of the Cedar and Vine

My Soul in Silence Waits for God

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Wilson, 1825
Hymn 20

...When in the bal­ance placed.

Trust not in harsh op­press­ion’s pow­er

Nor in un­right­eous gain;...

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When in the bal­ance placed.

Trust not in harsh op­press­ion’s pow­er

Nor in un­right­eous gain;

My Soul in Silence Waits for God

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