We found "rather" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
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...And sin’s short victory.
I’d rather with Elijah stand,
Alone on Carmel’s crest,...
And sin’s short victory.
I’d rather with Elijah stand,
Alone on Carmel’s crest,
...I would not if I might;
I’d rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light;...
I would not if I might;
I’d rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light;
...At such a festal time;
Yea, rather let us gladly
Ring out our merry chime....
At such a festal time;
Yea, rather let us gladly
Ring out our merry chime.
...What is false and what is true;
Choosing rather
Older truth than errors new....
What is false and what is true;
Choosing rather
Older truth than errors new.
...What is false and what is true;
Choosing rather
Older truth than errors new....
What is false and what is true;
Choosing rather
Older truth than errors new.
...Pray thou for thy quick release.
Pray thou, Christian, daily rather
That thou be a faithful son,...
Pray thou for thy quick release.
Pray thou, Christian, daily rather
That thou be a faithful son,
...’Tis pleasant to believe Thy grace,
But we had rather see;
We would be absent from the flesh...
’Tis pleasant to believe Thy grace,
But we had rather see;
We would be absent from the flesh
...Then Herod sought the royal Son to slay,
Who rather should have to come to kneel and pray
In Bethlehem....
Then Herod sought the royal Son to slay,
Who rather should have to come to kneel and pray
In Bethlehem.
...That sparkle a moment, then vanish away?
Go rather to Jesus, with earnest desire,
And buy of Him gold that is tried in the fire;...
That sparkle a moment, then vanish away?
Go rather to Jesus, with earnest desire,
And buy of Him gold that is tried in the fire;
...The sound that bids my soul rejoice;
And rather choose in sin to die,
Than turn an ear to mercy’s voice!...
The sound that bids my soul rejoice;
And rather choose in sin to die,
Than turn an ear to mercy’s voice!
...The Lord, the mighty God, Thou art;
But let me rather prove
That name in-spoken to my heart,...
The Lord, the mighty God, Thou art;
But let me rather prove
That name in-spoken to my heart,
...I in Thy poor would see;
O rather let me beg my bread,
Than hold it back from Thee....
I in Thy poor would see;
O rather let me beg my bread,
Than hold it back from Thee.
...And sin forsaken quite;
They rather choose the way that’s wide,
And strive to think it right....
And sin forsaken quite;
They rather choose the way that’s wide,
And strive to think it right.
...In folly and in sin?
Nay, rather let us seek while here
Some souls for Christ to win....
In folly and in sin?
Nay, rather let us seek while here
Some souls for Christ to win.
...To own the Crucified?
Nay, rather be our glory this,
To die for Him who died?...
To own the Crucified?
Nay, rather be our glory this,
To die for Him who died?
...What now shall be our task?
Or rather what our prayer?
What good thing shall we ask...
What now shall be our task?
Or rather what our prayer?
What good thing shall we ask
...He came and died in vain for thee?
Nay, rather, come to Him today
And let Him wash thy sins away....
He came and died in vain for thee?
Nay, rather, come to Him today
And let Him wash thy sins away.
...That wipes away my tears?
No, let me rather freely yield
What most I prize to Thee;...
That wipes away my tears?
No, let me rather freely yield
What most I prize to Thee;
...Strict justice would approve;
But I had rather spare my foe,
And melt his heart with love....
Strict justice would approve;
But I had rather spare my foe,
And melt his heart with love.
...When thousands make a wretched choice,
And rather starve than come?
’Twas the same love that spread the feast...
When thousands make a wretched choice,
And rather starve than come?
’Twas the same love that spread the feast
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