seers

The phrase "seers" resonates through 16 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

seers· 16 hymns found
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Speed, speed the longed for time
The great De­liv’rer long fore­told
But an­oth­er age ad­vanc­es,
With all His ple­ni­tude of grace.
Fear not, Christ is born to­day.
Heaven’s pre­cious pro­mise fell;
Grant this, O ho­ly God and true!
With all the saints of old,
O’er all the earth abroad,
The on­ly Son from Heav­en,
O Light be­yond men’s high­est thought,
Great Day of Je­ho­vah!
Blest reign of love and li­ber­ty and light;
With rap­tur­ous joy shall sing the song
I live to hail the sea­son,
But clear­er far the friend­ly speech

seers

The pro­phe­cy sub­lime,
Has come the cap­tive to set free,
Years are com­ing when, for­ev­er,
Filled with th’eter­nal Spir­it’s pow’r,
Gold, frank­in­cense, myrrh they brought Him;
Told of Christ Im­ma­nu­el.
To us per­form the pro­mise due;
And martyr throngs en­rolled.
In the Word of God.
By God, the Fa­ther, giv­en,
Ne’er yet that light in vain was sought;
Have sung of thy com­ing
The cher­ished dream of watch­ers through the night.
We have a ci­ty great and strong.
When men shall live by rea­son,
The wise de­bate of states­men and

Thy Kingdom Come, O Lord

lyricist: Frederick Hosmer, 1905
Composer: Leighton Hayne, 1915
Hymn 1

...Speed, speed the longed for time

Foretold by rap­tured seers—

The pro­phe­cy sub­lime,...

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Speed, speed the longed for time

Foretold by rap­tured seers—

The pro­phe­cy sub­lime,

Thy Kingdom Come, O Lord

Rejoice, Rejoice (O’Kane)

lyricist: Tullius O’Kane, 1882
Composer: Frank Davis
Hymn 2

...The great De­liv’rer long fore­told

In age­s past by seers of old

Has come the cap­tive to set free,...

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The great De­liv’rer long fore­told

In age­s past by seers of old

Has come the cap­tive to set free,

Rejoice, Rejoice (O’Kane)

Years Are Coming

lyricist: Adin Ballou, 1861
Composer: Alfred Eyre, 1889
Hymn 3

...But an­oth­er age ad­vanc­es,

Seers fore­told in song.

Years are com­ing when, for­ev­er,...

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But an­oth­er age ad­vanc­es,

Seers fore­told in song.

Years are com­ing when, for­ev­er,

Years Are Coming

To Us a Child of Royal Birth

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1782
Composer: Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789
Hymn 4

...With all His ple­ni­tude of grace.

The Christ, by rap­tured seers fore­told,

Filled with th’eter­nal Spir­it’s pow’r,...

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With all His ple­ni­tude of grace.

The Christ, by rap­tured seers fore­told,

Filled with th’eter­nal Spir­it’s pow’r,

To Us a Child of Royal Birth

Hymn 5

...Fear not, Christ is born to­day.

Eastern seers rich gifts had wrought Him,

Gold, frank­in­cense, myrrh they brought Him;...

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Fear not, Christ is born to­day.

Eastern seers rich gifts had wrought Him,

Gold, frank­in­cense, myrrh they brought Him;

While Their Flocks the Shepherds Tended

Blessèd Gift

lyricist: Jessie Pounds, 1885
Composer: James Fillmore
Hymn 6

...Heaven’s pre­cious pro­mise fell;

All the words of seers and sag­es,

Told of Christ Im­ma­nu­el....

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Heaven’s pre­cious pro­mise fell;

All the words of seers and sag­es,

Told of Christ Im­ma­nu­el.

Blessèd Gift

On All the Earth Thy Spirit Shower

lyricist: Henry More, 1668
Composer: German, 1539
Hymn 7

...Grant this, O ho­ly God and true!

The an­cient seers Thou didst in­spire;

To us per­form the pro­mise due;...

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Grant this, O ho­ly God and true!

The an­cient seers Thou didst in­spire;

To us per­form the pro­mise due;

On All the Earth Thy Spirit Shower

Stand, Soldier of the Cross

lyricist: Edward Bickersteth, 1870
Composer: Isaac Smith, ca. 1770
Hymn 8

...With all the saints of old,

Apostles, seers, evan­gel­ists,

And martyr throngs en­rolled....

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With all the saints of old,

Apostles, seers, evan­gel­ists,

And martyr throngs en­rolled.

Stand, Soldier of the Cross

Hold the Faith, the Lord Is Coming

lyricist: Sidney Brewer, 1888
Composer: Philip Bliss, 1870
Hymn 9

...O’er all the earth abroad,

All that ho­ly seers have spok­en

In the Word of God....

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O’er all the earth abroad,

All that ho­ly seers have spok­en

In the Word of God.

Hold the Faith, the Lord Is Coming

The Only Son from Heaven

lyricist: Elisabethe Cruciger, 1524
Composer: Efurt, Germany, 1524
Hymn 10

...The on­ly Son from Heav­en,

Foretold by an­cient seers,

By God, the Fa­ther, giv­en,...

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The on­ly Son from Heav­en,

Foretold by an­cient seers,

By God, the Fa­ther, giv­en,

The Only Son from Heaven

O Life in Whom Is Life Indeed

lyricist: Jessie Pounds, 1920
Composer: From Baptiste
Hymn 11

...O Light be­yond men’s high­est thought,

Beyond all wis­dom seers have wrought,

Ne’er yet that light in vain was sought;...

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O Light be­yond men’s high­est thought,

Beyond all wis­dom seers have wrought,

Ne’er yet that light in vain was sought;

O Life in Whom Is Life Indeed

We Knelt Before Kings

lyricist: William Merrill, 1914
Composer: Johann Haydn (1737–1806)
Hymn 12

...Great Day of Je­ho­vah!

Prophets and seers

Have sung of thy com­ing...

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Great Day of Je­ho­vah!

Prophets and seers

Have sung of thy com­ing

We Knelt Before Kings

O Lord of Life, Thy Kingdom Is at Hand

lyricist: Marion Ham, 1912
Composer: Horatio Parker, 1894
Hymn 13

...Blest reign of love and li­ber­ty and light;

Time long fore­told by seers of ev­ery land;

The cher­ished dream of watch­ers through the night....

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Blest reign of love and li­ber­ty and light;

Time long fore­told by seers of ev­ery land;

The cher­ished dream of watch­ers through the night.

O Lord of Life, Thy Kingdom Is at Hand

The Time Is Near

lyricist: Roswell Cottrell, 1876
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1840
Hymn 14

...With rap­tur­ous joy shall sing the song

Foretold by seers—an­oint­ed ones;

We have a ci­ty great and strong....

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With rap­tur­ous joy shall sing the song

Foretold by seers—an­oint­ed ones;

We have a ci­ty great and strong.

The Time Is Near

I Live for Those Who Love Me

lyricist: Linnaeus Banks, 1861
Composer: From Haydn
Hymn 15

...I live to hail the sea­son,

By bards and seers fore­told;

When men shall live by rea­son,...

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I live to hail the sea­son,

By bards and seers fore­told;

When men shall live by rea­son,

I Live for Those Who Love Me

God of the Nations, Near and Far

lyricist: John Holmes, 1911
Composer: John Dykes, 1866
Hymn 16

...But clear­er far the friend­ly speech

Of sci­en­tists and seers,

The wise de­bate of states­men and...

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But clear­er far the friend­ly speech

Of sci­en­tists and seers,

The wise de­bate of states­men and

God of the Nations, Near and Far

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