"strain" appears in 18 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
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...and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!...
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
...Come, let us sing the song of songs,
The saints of old began the strain,
The blessing which to Christ belongs:...
Come, let us sing the song of songs,
The saints of old began the strain,
The blessing which to Christ belongs:
...Is borne the song that angels know
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe....
Is borne the song that angels know
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe.
...Far above all earthly strife,
Where the strain of effort ceases,
Where in Christ we reign in Life....
Far above all earthly strife,
Where the strain of effort ceases,
Where in Christ we reign in Life.
...Far above all earthly strife,
Where the strain of effort ceases,
Where in Christ we reign in Life....
Far above all earthly strife,
Where the strain of effort ceases,
Where in Christ we reign in Life.
...Praise the Lamb, for He is worthy!
Sweet eternal strain.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!...
Praise the Lamb, for He is worthy!
Sweet eternal strain.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
...Tell me Thy secret, help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care.
Help me the slow of heart to move...
Tell me Thy secret, help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care.
Help me the slow of heart to move
...That infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high....
That infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.
...He leads me by waters of rest;
No more struggle and strain; all self-effort is vain;
In the flow I am perfectly blessed....
He leads me by waters of rest;
No more struggle and strain; all self-effort is vain;
In the flow I am perfectly blessed.
...To Thee all praise above,
Each voice in strains adoring
Re-echoes—“God is love.”...
To Thee all praise above,
Each voice in strains adoring
Re-echoes—“God is love.”
...Christ is coming! Christ is coming!
Let each heart repeat the strain.
Long Thy people have been pining...
Christ is coming! Christ is coming!
Let each heart repeat the strain.
Long Thy people have been pining
...When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift or firm remain?...
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift or firm remain?
...God is love, God is love.
Yes, this shall be our lofty strain,
God is love, God is love....
God is love, God is love.
Yes, this shall be our lofty strain,
God is love, God is love.
...E’en now from saints, in concord sweet,
Celestial strains of worship well;
For, O, ’tis meet glad songs should greet...
E’en now from saints, in concord sweet,
Celestial strains of worship well;
For, O, ’tis meet glad songs should greet
...That Christ will never allow;
Doubts I have buried, and this is my strain,
Jesus saves me now....
That Christ will never allow;
Doubts I have buried, and this is my strain,
Jesus saves me now.
...’Tis He who causes growth,
Not toil, struggle, strain,
Nor strategies and goals,...
’Tis He who causes growth,
Not toil, struggle, strain,
Nor strategies and goals,
...Marks of Adam’s nature and its sinfulness;
In the spirit I need not to strive or strain,
I can live as He is and in spirit reign....
Marks of Adam’s nature and its sinfulness;
In the spirit I need not to strive or strain,
I can live as He is and in spirit reign.
...There’s no need to struggle!
There’s no need to strain!
There’s no need to labor,...
There’s no need to struggle!
There’s no need to strain!
There’s no need to labor,
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