The phrase "the dove" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the dove
...Heav’n opens as he prays.
Fair innocency, like the dove’s,
Invests him, purged from sin;...
Heav’n opens as he prays.
Fair innocency, like the dove’s,
Invests him, purged from sin;
...Dear Savior, let me rest in Thee.
As to the ark the dove did fly
For rest and safety, so did I;...
Dear Savior, let me rest in Thee.
As to the ark the dove did fly
For rest and safety, so did I;
...I, said the sheep with curly horn.
I, said the dove, from the rafters high,
I cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry,...
I, said the sheep with curly horn.
I, said the dove, from the rafters high,
I cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry,
...Fly to our ark like the storm-beaten dove—
Fly to our ark on the wings of the dove;
Speed o’er the far-sounding billows of song,...
Fly to our ark like the storm-beaten dove—
Fly to our ark on the wings of the dove;
Speed o’er the far-sounding billows of song,
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