po­ver­ty

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

po­ver­ty· 20 hymns found
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As, with sur­prise, on hum­ble guise
Or in our sin­less state con­fide;
And trust, each day, grace may be giv­en
Prepare for an obla­tion?
Some hum­ble serv­ice give.
And low­ly cot­tage cell!
Of earth: for us He di­eth.
To dwell with sin­ful man be­low,
Lies on a cot­tage floor,
Swell the strains of glad­ness;
To bless, to save the hu­man race;
That will not trem­ble on the brink
And Christ was still the heal­ing friend
Peace ov­er­flow­ing thy soul.
Peace ov­er­flow­ing thy soul.
His soul-at­tract­ing charms dis­plays,
And anx­ious stress and lone­li­ness,
Dost Thou ex­alt­ed shine;
Bringing joy to the souls that are sigh­ing
Never more a help­less ba­by,

po­ver­ty

But there Thy God-head shone,
Savior, we give the praise to Thee,
O Com­rade of life’s way,
And deep hu­mil­ia­tion.
Thy love to me im­part;
In en­vi­ous want we pine,
Makes all Thy peo­ple rich in Thee:
No, when He comes the se­cond time,
Have naught to call our own.
To claim you for His own:
A rich full stream of heav­en­ly grace.
That will not mur­mur nor com­plain
And nev­er did im­plor­ing soul
Christ’s pre­cious gift
Christ’s pre­cious gift
And tells His love in melt­ing strains.
Straightway pro­vide a wel­come wide,
When all the worlds are Thine?
There is life, there is life for the dy­ing
But with aw­ful glo­ry crowned,

The Best That Heav’n Could Bring

lyricist: Translated by John Brownlie, 1907
Composer: Isaac oodbury, 1856
Hymn 1

...As, with sur­prise, on hum­ble guise

And po­ver­ty, they gazed.

But there Thy God-head shone,...

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As, with sur­prise, on hum­ble guise

And po­ver­ty, they gazed.

But there Thy God-head shone,

The Best That Heav’n Could Bring

Then, Then, th’Intestine War Is O’er

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1762
Composer: George Elvey, 1858
Hymn 2

...Or in our sin­less state con­fide;

Out of the deep of po­ver­ty

Savior, we give the praise to Thee,...

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Or in our sin­less state con­fide;

Out of the deep of po­ver­ty

Savior, we give the praise to Thee,

Then, Then, th’Intestine War Is O’er

O Thou Who Art My King

lyricist: George Badger, 1910
Composer: Genevan Psalter, 1551
Hymn 3

...And trust, each day, grace may be giv­en

To meet earth’s po­ver­ty.

O Com­rade of life’s way,...

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And trust, each day, grace may be giv­en

To meet earth’s po­ver­ty.

O Com­rade of life’s way,

O Thou Who Art My King

So, Lord, Thou Goest Forth to Die

lyricist: Caspar Nachtenhöfer, 1651
Composer: Kornelius Dretzel, 1731
Hymn 4

...Prepare for an obla­tion?

My all with­in is po­ver­ty

And deep hu­mil­ia­tion....

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Prepare for an obla­tion?

My all with­in is po­ver­ty

And deep hu­mil­ia­tion.

So, Lord, Thou Goest Forth to Die

Hear My Prayer (Blocher)

lyricist: Florence Blocher, 1893
Composer: John Camp
Hymn 5

...Some hum­ble serv­ice give.

Give me not wealth nor po­ver­ty,

Thy love to me im­part;...

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Some hum­ble serv­ice give.

Give me not wealth nor po­ver­ty,

Thy love to me im­part;

Hear My Prayer (Blocher)

Oh Savior, Whom This Holy Morn

lyricist: Reginald Heber, 1811
Composer: Carl Gläser, 1828
Hymn 6

...And low­ly cot­tage cell!

If pressed by po­ver­ty sev­ere

In en­vi­ous want we pine,...

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And low­ly cot­tage cell!

If pressed by po­ver­ty sev­ere

In en­vi­ous want we pine,

Oh Savior, Whom This Holy Morn

O Miracle of Love and Might!

lyricist: Georg Weissel, 1639
Composer: Scott Werdebaugh, 2017
Hymn 7

...Of earth: for us He di­eth.

O Christ, Thy glo­ri­ous po­ver­ty

Makes all Thy peo­ple rich in Thee:...

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Of earth: for us He di­eth.

O Christ, Thy glo­ri­ous po­ver­ty

Makes all Thy peo­ple rich in Thee:

O Miracle of Love and Might!

The Lord Shall Come

lyricist: William Bathurst, 1831
Composer: Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)
Hymn 8

...To dwell with sin­ful man be­low,

In weak­ness, po­ver­ty, and woe;

No, when He comes the se­cond time,...

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To dwell with sin­ful man be­low,

In weak­ness, po­ver­ty, and woe;

No, when He comes the se­cond time,

The Lord Shall Come

All Hail, Thou Night, Than Day More Bright

lyricist: Amiens Breviary
Composer: Charles Steggall, 1890
Hymn 9

...Lies on a cot­tage floor,

Like Him that we, save po­ver­ty,

Have naught to call our own....

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Lies on a cot­tage floor,

Like Him that we, save po­ver­ty,

Have naught to call our own.

All Hail, Thou Night, Than Day More Bright

The Glorious Tidings

lyricist: Victor Hatfield, 1912
Composer: Susie Hatfield
Hymn 10

...Swell the strains of glad­ness;

Lived a life of po­ver­ty

To claim you for His own:...

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Swell the strains of glad­ness;

Lived a life of po­ver­ty

To claim you for His own:

The Glorious Tidings

O’er the Dark Wave of Galilee

lyricist: William Russell, 1826
Composer: Anonymous, 1912
Hymn 11

...To bless, to save the hu­man race;

And through His po­ver­ty there flows

A rich full stream of heav­en­ly grace....

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To bless, to save the hu­man race;

And through His po­ver­ty there flows

A rich full stream of heav­en­ly grace.

O’er the Dark Wave of Galilee

O, for a Faith That Will Not Shrink

lyricist: William Bathurst, 1831
Composer: John Dykes, 1866
Hymn 12

...That will not trem­ble on the brink

Of po­ver­ty or woe!

That will not mur­mur nor com­plain...

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That will not trem­ble on the brink

Of po­ver­ty or woe!

That will not mur­mur nor com­plain

O, for a Faith That Will Not Shrink

O How Can They Look Up to Heaven?

lyricist: 18th Century
Composer: Charles Gounod
Hymn 13

...And Christ was still the heal­ing friend

Of po­ver­ty and pain;

And nev­er did im­plor­ing soul...

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And Christ was still the heal­ing friend

Of po­ver­ty and pain;

And nev­er did im­plor­ing soul

O How Can They Look Up to Heaven?

Peace I Leave with You

Composer: Frances Abernathy, 1917
Hymn 14

...Peace ov­er­flow­ing thy soul.

Is your back bend­ing ’neath po­ver­ty’s bur­den?

Christ’s pre­cious gift...

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Peace ov­er­flow­ing thy soul.

Is your back bend­ing ’neath po­ver­ty’s bur­den?

Christ’s pre­cious gift

Peace I Leave with You

Peace I Leave with You

Composer: Frances Abernathy, 1917
Hymn 15

...Peace ov­er­flow­ing thy soul.

Is your back bend­ing ’neath po­ver­ty’s bur­den?

Christ’s pre­cious gift...

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Peace ov­er­flow­ing thy soul.

Is your back bend­ing ’neath po­ver­ty’s bur­den?

Christ’s pre­cious gift

Peace I Leave with You

God, in the Gospel of His Son

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome and Thomas Cotterill
Composer: Henry Greatorex, 1851
Hymn 16

...His soul-at­tract­ing charms dis­plays,

Recounts His po­ver­ty and pains,

And tells His love in melt­ing strains....

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His soul-at­tract­ing charms dis­plays,

Recounts His po­ver­ty and pains,

And tells His love in melt­ing strains.

God, in the Gospel of His Son

Long, Long Ago in Manger Low

lyricist: Anonymous, 1896
Composer: English tune
Hymn 17

...And anx­ious stress and lone­li­ness,

And po­ver­ty and woe;

Straightway pro­vide a wel­come wide,...

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And anx­ious stress and lone­li­ness,

And po­ver­ty and woe;

Straightway pro­vide a wel­come wide,

Long, Long Ago in Manger Low

Jesus, My Lord, How Rich Thy Grace!

lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
Composer: James Walch, 1860
Hymn 18

...Dost Thou ex­alt­ed shine;

What can my po­ver­ty be­stow,

When all the worlds are Thine?...

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Dost Thou ex­alt­ed shine;

What can my po­ver­ty be­stow,

When all the worlds are Thine?

Jesus, My Lord, How Rich Thy Grace!

Beautiful Bethlehem Bells

lyricist: Frank Stanton, 1918
Composer: Charles Pollock
Hymn 19

...Bringing joy to the souls that are sigh­ing

In hov­els where po­ver­ty dwells—

There is life, there is life for the dy­ing...

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Bringing joy to the souls that are sigh­ing

In hov­els where po­ver­ty dwells—

There is life, there is life for the dy­ing

Beautiful Bethlehem Bells

Up in Heaven

lyricist: Cecil Alexander, 1848
Composer: John Stainer, 1889
Hymn 20

...Never more a help­less ba­by,

Born in po­ver­ty and pain,

But with aw­ful glo­ry crowned,...

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Never more a help­less ba­by,

Born in po­ver­ty and pain,

But with aw­ful glo­ry crowned,

Up in Heaven

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