the sand

The phrase "the sand" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

the sand· 7 hymns found
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What a won­der­ful sight that will be!
What a won­der­ful sight that will be!
Hearing and do­ing, we build on the rock;
Is it far to Ca­naan’s land?
But on­ly be­lieve: your fear will take wings,
Never, nev­er, nev­er.
Henceforth may I nob­ly stand;

the sand

Numberless as the sands of the shore!
Numberless as the sands of the shore!
Both will be tried by the storm and the flood;
And the ground our on­ly bed.
The Word of God speaks, put down your des­pair:
’Twill fall when the floods are swell­ing;
But de­fy temp­ta­tion’s shock,

Numberless as the Sands

Composer: Francis Blackmer, 1884
Hymn 1

...What a won­der­ful sight that will be!

Numberless as the sands of the sea­shore!

Numberless as the sands of the shore!...

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What a won­der­ful sight that will be!

Numberless as the sands of the sea­shore!

Numberless as the sands of the shore!

Numberless as the Sands

Numberless as the Sands

Composer: Francis Blackmer, 1884
Hymn 2

...What a won­der­ful sight that will be!

Numberless as the sands of the sea­shore!

Numberless as the sands of the shore!...

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What a won­der­ful sight that will be!

Numberless as the sands of the sea­shore!

Numberless as the sands of the shore!

Numberless as the Sands

The Rock and the Sand

lyricist: Henry Trickett, 1878
Composer: James Rosecrans
Hymn 3

...Hearing and do­ing, we build on the rock;

Hearing alone, we build on the sand;

Both will be tried by the storm and the flood;...

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Hearing and do­ing, we build on the rock;

Hearing alone, we build on the sand;

Both will be tried by the storm and the flood;

The Rock and the Sand

O the Way Is Long and Weary

Composer: George Root (1820–1895)
Hymn 4

...Is it far to Ca­naan’s land?

Where the sand is oft­en burn­ing,

And the ground our on­ly bed....

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Is it far to Ca­naan’s land?

Where the sand is oft­en burn­ing,

And the ground our on­ly bed.

O the Way Is Long and Weary

Through Desert Land

lyricist: Anna Williams, 2010, and Richard Adams, 2017
Composer: Joseph Funk, 1867
Hymn 5

...But on­ly be­lieve: your fear will take wings,

The sand turn to pools, and life giv­ing springs!

The Word of God speaks, put down your des­pair:...

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But on­ly be­lieve: your fear will take wings,

The sand turn to pools, and life giv­ing springs!

The Word of God speaks, put down your des­pair:

Through Desert Land

The House upon a Rock

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1864
Composer: William Bradbury
Hymn 6

...Never, nev­er, nev­er.

Oh, if my house is built up­on the sand,

’Twill fall when the floods are swell­ing;...

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Never, nev­er, nev­er.

Oh, if my house is built up­on the sand,

’Twill fall when the floods are swell­ing;

The House upon a Rock

God of Truth, Thy Sons Should Be

lyricist: Samuel Longfellow, 1864
Composer: Friedrich Kücken (1810–1882)
Hymn 7

...Henceforth may I nob­ly stand;

Build no long­er on the sand;

But de­fy temp­ta­tion’s shock,...

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Henceforth may I nob­ly stand;

Build no long­er on the sand;

But de­fy temp­ta­tion’s shock,

God of Truth, Thy Sons Should Be

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