seek­ing the lost

The phrase "seek­ing the lost" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“seek­ing the lost”· 6 hymns found
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Sharing their sor­row and shame:
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Prayerfully, pa­tient­ly, tell the sweet st­ory,
For la­bor, or serv­ice, or bat­tle fray,
God’s won­drous mer­cy in sav­ing man­kind;

seek­ing the lost

Out in the mount­ains so cold,
Saving, re­deem­ing at mea­sure­less cost.
In paths that are rough and steep;
Leading them up to those man­sions of glo­ry
O Mas­ter, I’m rea­dy to go or stay—
Lay in the man­ger and hung on the cross;

Jesus Is Seeking

lyricist: Minnie Greiner-Edington, 1911
Composer: Charles Gabriel
Hymn 1

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Jesus is seek­ing the lost ones,

Out in the mount­ains so cold,...

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Jesus is seek­ing the lost ones,

Out in the mount­ains so cold,

Jesus Is Seeking

Come, Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love

lyricist: Robert Walmsley (1831–1905)
Composer: Adam Watson (1845–1912)
Hymn 2

...Sharing their sor­row and shame:

Seeking the lost, seek­ing the lost,

Saving, re­deem­ing at mea­sure­less cost....

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Sharing their sor­row and shame:

Seeking the lost, seek­ing the lost,

Saving, re­deem­ing at mea­sure­less cost.

Come, Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love

The Shepherd of Love

Composer: Albert Reitz, 1911
Hymn 3

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The Shep­herd of Love is seek­ing the lost

In paths that are rough and steep;...

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The Shep­herd of Love is seek­ing the lost

In paths that are rough and steep;

The Shepherd of Love

Lovingly, Tenderly

lyricist: George Webster, 1906
Composer: Frank Lindgren
Hymn 4

...Prayerfully, pa­tient­ly, tell the sweet st­ory,

Earnestly seek­ing the lost ones to win;

Leading them up to those man­sions of glo­ry...

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Prayerfully, pa­tient­ly, tell the sweet st­ory,

Earnestly seek­ing the lost ones to win;

Leading them up to those man­sions of glo­ry

Lovingly, Tenderly

The Call of the Christ

lyricist: William Poole, 1914
Composer: Charles Gabriel
Hymn 5

...For la­bor, or serv­ice, or bat­tle fray,

Or seek­ing the lost who have gone as­tray,

O Mas­ter, I’m rea­dy to go or stay—...

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For la­bor, or serv­ice, or bat­tle fray,

Or seek­ing the lost who have gone as­tray,

O Mas­ter, I’m rea­dy to go or stay—

The Call of the Christ

Glad Was the Message

lyricist: Possibly by Horace Hastings, 1886
Composer: Abraham Merrill, 1845
Hymn 6

...God’s won­drous mer­cy in sav­ing man­kind;

Sending His Son who, in seek­ing the lost,

Lay in the man­ger and hung on the cross;...

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God’s won­drous mer­cy in sav­ing man­kind;

Sending His Son who, in seek­ing the lost,

Lay in the man­ger and hung on the cross;

Glad Was the Message

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