We found "the devil" used in 11 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
the devil
...Let us put God’s armor on, with all true Christians running
Our heav’nly race and shunning the devil’s wiles and cunning.
Amen, amen, this be done; so sing we, hallelujah!...
Let us put God’s armor on, with all true Christians running
Our heav’nly race and shunning the devil’s wiles and cunning.
Amen, amen, this be done; so sing we, hallelujah!
...All praise to God, who thro’ this night
Hath kept us from the devil’s might.
Lord Jesus Christ, guide us this day;...
All praise to God, who thro’ this night
Hath kept us from the devil’s might.
Lord Jesus Christ, guide us this day;
...O Lamb of Calvary!
From enticements of the devil,
From the might of spirits evil,...
O Lamb of Calvary!
From enticements of the devil,
From the might of spirits evil,
...Through God the most high,
The world, and the devil,
And sin we defy....
Through God the most high,
The world, and the devil,
And sin we defy.
...I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,...
I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
...I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,...
I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
...Manifest in valiant fight,
Quelling all the devil’s might;
Manifest in gracious will,...
Manifest in valiant fight,
Quelling all the devil’s might;
Manifest in gracious will,
...While the Christian sleepeth.
Watch against the devil’s snares
Lest asleep he find thee;...
While the Christian sleepeth.
Watch against the devil’s snares
Lest asleep he find thee;
...O gracious God, this day,
From sin, and from the devil,
From shame and from dismay....
O gracious God, this day,
From sin, and from the devil,
From shame and from dismay.
...Dash the gates of death asunder,
Quell the devil and his train;
Bring the souls which Thou hast ransomed...
Dash the gates of death asunder,
Quell the devil and his train;
Bring the souls which Thou hast ransomed
...My faithful heart; and all my sin,
The devil’s works destroy.
I long Thy coming to confess,...
My faithful heart; and all my sin,
The devil’s works destroy.
I long Thy coming to confess,
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