We found "prisoner" used in 19 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
prisoner
...Of the morrow’s early dawn.
Hark the sighing of the prisoners,
Hear their moanings loud and long;...
Of the morrow’s early dawn.
Hark the sighing of the prisoners,
Hear their moanings loud and long;
...And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain
That bound the prisoners, Thou, at three days’ ending,
As Jonah from the whale, hast risen again....
And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain
That bound the prisoners, Thou, at three days’ ending,
As Jonah from the whale, hast risen again.
...In Thy compassion hear
Thy prisoner’s plaintive sigh,
And in the greatness of Thy power...
In Thy compassion hear
Thy prisoner’s plaintive sigh,
And in the greatness of Thy power
...Ye blind, your Savior see!
Ye prisoners, sing with thankful voice,
The Lord hath made you free!...
Ye blind, your Savior see!
Ye prisoners, sing with thankful voice,
The Lord hath made you free!
...When shall we reach the blissful shore?
Lord, call Thy prisoners home;
Our hearts and joys are gone before,...
When shall we reach the blissful shore?
Lord, call Thy prisoners home;
Our hearts and joys are gone before,
...Death falls beneath His sword;
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs,
And rise to meet their Lord!...
Death falls beneath His sword;
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs,
And rise to meet their Lord!
...For lo, Jehovah hears the poor
And makes His prisoners glad.
Let Heaven and earth and seas rejoice,...
For lo, Jehovah hears the poor
And makes His prisoners glad.
Let Heaven and earth and seas rejoice,
...As my Redeemer, upon the tree;
The blood that setteth the prisoner free,
Will never lose its power....
As my Redeemer, upon the tree;
The blood that setteth the prisoner free,
Will never lose its power.
...Tell His power to loose the captive,
Set the prisoner free,
And proclaim to eager millions...
Tell His power to loose the captive,
Set the prisoner free,
And proclaim to eager millions
...O’er all the earth abroad,
Arrest the prisoner of Thy love,
And shut me up in God....
O’er all the earth abroad,
Arrest the prisoner of Thy love,
And shut me up in God.
...And bear His rich blessing away.
We’ll tell to the prisoners of sorrow,
With sympathy fervent and deep,...
And bear His rich blessing away.
We’ll tell to the prisoners of sorrow,
With sympathy fervent and deep,
...Nothing to show for that long battle fought,
But a pale prisoner to the gibbet brought—
But God saw otherwise!...
Nothing to show for that long battle fought,
But a pale prisoner to the gibbet brought—
But God saw otherwise!
...And reign victorious, Lord.
Let wretched prisoners be released,
The smiling light to view;...
And reign victorious, Lord.
Let wretched prisoners be released,
The smiling light to view;
...With pity in His eyes;
He hears the dying prisoners groan,
And sees their sighs arise....
With pity in His eyes;
He hears the dying prisoners groan,
And sees their sighs arise.
...Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the prisoners free, and breaks,
The iron bondage from our necks....
Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the prisoners free, and breaks,
The iron bondage from our necks.
...He cuts the bars of brass in two,
And lets the smiling prisoners thro’:
Takes off the load of guilt and grief,...
He cuts the bars of brass in two,
And lets the smiling prisoners thro’:
Takes off the load of guilt and grief,
...Upon Thy bending shoulders weighed.
And death, which sets the prisoner free,
Was pang, and scoff, and scorn to Thee;...
Upon Thy bending shoulders weighed.
And death, which sets the prisoner free,
Was pang, and scoff, and scorn to Thee;
...Welcome to the offered peace;
Welcome, prisoner, to release!
Burst thy bonds; be saved; be free!...
Welcome to the offered peace;
Welcome, prisoner, to release!
Burst thy bonds; be saved; be free!
...Would make that Heav’n as dark as hell.
The prisoner, sent to breathe fresh air,
And blessed with liberty again,...
Would make that Heav’n as dark as hell.
The prisoner, sent to breathe fresh air,
And blessed with liberty again,
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