The phrase "scepter" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
scepter
...For shells upon the shore.
Here a vain man his scepter breaks,
The next a broken scepter takes,...
For shells upon the shore.
Here a vain man his scepter breaks,
The next a broken scepter takes,
...The wise men came to Thee.
No scepter, and no throne!
The magi were amazed,...
The wise men came to Thee.
No scepter, and no throne!
The magi were amazed,
...And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,
Our Lord and God for aye....
And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,
Our Lord and God for aye.
...A union firm and strong;
The scepter of th’eternal throne
Shall rule its councils long....
A union firm and strong;
The scepter of th’eternal throne
Shall rule its councils long.
...And over land and stream and main
Wave Thou the scepter of Thy reign.
O let that glorious anthem swell,...
And over land and stream and main
Wave Thou the scepter of Thy reign.
O let that glorious anthem swell,
...Like Aaron’s, in His hand:
That scepter, love revealing,
Rebels, approach and kiss;...
Like Aaron’s, in His hand:
That scepter, love revealing,
Rebels, approach and kiss;
...A great and countless throng;
A palmy scepter in each hand,
On every lip a song....
A great and countless throng;
A palmy scepter in each hand,
On every lip a song.
...Nor boast above the least.
His scepter is His kindliness,
His grandeur is His grace,...
Nor boast above the least.
His scepter is His kindliness,
His grandeur is His grace,
...Once numbered with the dead;
A scepter now adorns His hand,
A royal crown His head....
Once numbered with the dead;
A scepter now adorns His hand,
A royal crown His head.
...O kiss the Son of God;
Nor bid His golden scepter turn
Into an iron rod....
O kiss the Son of God;
Nor bid His golden scepter turn
Into an iron rod.
...Endureth evermore!
Thine hands a scepter hold,
Which only God can grasp;...
Endureth evermore!
Thine hands a scepter hold,
Which only God can grasp;
...And still despise a Savior’s love.
But to the scepter they must yield,
Or bow beneath resistless power;...
And still despise a Savior’s love.
But to the scepter they must yield,
Or bow beneath resistless power;
...Yet Jesus from His throne above
Holds out the scepter of His love,
And offers peace to them, to all...
Yet Jesus from His throne above
Holds out the scepter of His love,
And offers peace to them, to all
...Thy kingdom come, and hell’s o’erpower,
And to Thy scepter all subdue.
Like mighty winds, or torrents fierce,...
Thy kingdom come, and hell’s o’erpower,
And to Thy scepter all subdue.
Like mighty winds, or torrents fierce,
...Yet rules the starry wilderness!
To earth their scepters they have cast,
And crowns by kings ancestral worn;...
Yet rules the starry wilderness!
To earth their scepters they have cast,
And crowns by kings ancestral worn;
...A door is opened into Heav’n
To scepters and to crowns.
Then let the Gospel trumpet blow,...
A door is opened into Heav’n
To scepters and to crowns.
Then let the Gospel trumpet blow,
...Strife and wrong shall cease;
All the world shall own His scepter,
Christ the Prince of Peace....
Strife and wrong shall cease;
All the world shall own His scepter,
Christ the Prince of Peace.
...Thy praises sound through every land,
And right Thy scepter shall command.
Let Zion’s mount rejoice,...
Thy praises sound through every land,
And right Thy scepter shall command.
Let Zion’s mount rejoice,
...See the wise, the mighty,
To His scepter bow.
Hear the angel chorus...
See the wise, the mighty,
To His scepter bow.
Hear the angel chorus
...Thank God, we can call Him our king!
Bow, ye nations, before His bright scepter;
O sing, all ye isles of the sea;...
Thank God, we can call Him our king!
Bow, ye nations, before His bright scepter;
O sing, all ye isles of the sea;
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