the spear

"the spear" appears in 11 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

the spear· 11 hymns found
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A song that shall con­quer ev­il
Yes, we shall know my bless­èd Sav­ior
The agony, the scourge, the fear,
Out of the tra­vail of Thy soul;
start
Again He mak­eth wars to cease,
These em­blems mark the wall—
Which in­ter­cede for me.
These em­blems mark the wall—
The thorns that pressed Thine hal­lowed brow,
Giving to the Church her birth

the spear

And shat­ter the spear and sword.
By and by, when we have ga­thered
And yet the glad­dest, for to­day
To make us whole.
The cru­el thorns, the mock­ing jeer,
And burns the cha­ri­ot—joy and peace
Five bleed­ing wounds in all
Brought blood and wa­ter free,
Five bleed­ing wounds in all
The nails that fixed Thy lov­ing hands
In Thine own life giv­ing side.

We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations

Composer: Ernest Nichol, 1896
Hymn 1

...A song that shall con­quer ev­il

And shat­ter the spear and sword,

And shat­ter the spear and sword....

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A song that shall con­quer ev­il

And shat­ter the spear and sword,

And shat­ter the spear and sword.

We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations

We Shall Know Him

lyricist: James Franklin, 1902
Composer: James Thomas
Hymn 2

...Yes, we shall know my bless­èd Sav­ior

By the spear prints in His side.

By and by, when we have ga­thered...

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Yes, we shall know my bless­èd Sav­ior

By the spear prints in His side.

By and by, when we have ga­thered

We Shall Know Him

A Time to Watch, a Time to Pray

lyricist: John Neale, 1842
Composer: E. S. K., 1893
Hymn 3

...The agony, the scourge, the fear,

The crown of thorns, the cross, the spear.

And yet the glad­dest, for to­day...

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The agony, the scourge, the fear,

The crown of thorns, the cross, the spear.

And yet the glad­dest, for to­day

A Time to Watch, a Time to Pray

Sovereign of Heav’n

lyricist: C. Stewart Calverley, 1880
Composer: Samuel Reay, 1872
Hymn 4

...Out of the tra­vail of Thy soul;

When by the spear Thy side was torn

To make us whole....

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Out of the tra­vail of Thy soul;

When by the spear Thy side was torn

To make us whole.

Sovereign of Heav’n

Was It for Me? (Coull)

lyricist: Rose Coull, 1919
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 5

...start

Was it for me, the nails, the spear,

The cru­el thorns, the mock­ing jeer,...

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start

Was it for me, the nails, the spear,

The cru­el thorns, the mock­ing jeer,

Was It for Me? (Coull)

Come and Behold the Works of God

lyricist: James Montgomery, 1822
Composer: Tate and Brady, 1708
Hymn 6

...Again He mak­eth wars to cease,

He breaks the bow, un­points the spear,

And burns the cha­ri­ot—joy and peace...

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Again He mak­eth wars to cease,

He breaks the bow, un­points the spear,

And burns the cha­ri­ot—joy and peace

Come and Behold the Works of God

Blood-Bought

Composer: D. C. Addison, 1877
Hymn 7

...These em­blems mark the wall—

The cross, the nails, the spear;

Five bleed­ing wounds in all...

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These em­blems mark the wall—

The cross, the nails, the spear;

Five bleed­ing wounds in all

Blood-Bought

Christ, Our Intercessor

lyricist: Translated by Margaret Winslow, 1871. Adapted by D. F. Wood, 1872
Composer: William Crousaz, 1877
Hymn 8

...Which in­ter­cede for me.

O side from whence the spear point

Brought blood and wa­ter free,...

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Which in­ter­cede for me.

O side from whence the spear point

Brought blood and wa­ter free,

Christ, Our Intercessor

Blood-Bought

Composer: D. C. Addison, 1877
Hymn 9

...These em­blems mark the wall—

The cross, the nails, the spear;

Five bleed­ing wounds in all...

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These em­blems mark the wall—

The cross, the nails, the spear;

Five bleed­ing wounds in all

Blood-Bought

For Me (Coburn)

lyricist: Wallace Coburn, 1914
Composer: Charles Gabriel, Jr
Hymn 10

...The thorns that pressed Thine hal­lowed brow,

The spear that would not spare,

The nails that fixed Thy lov­ing hands...

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The thorns that pressed Thine hal­lowed brow,

The spear that would not spare,

The nails that fixed Thy lov­ing hands

For Me (Coburn)

Ruler of the Hosts of Light

lyricist: Cluniac Breviary, 1686
Composer: Orlando Gibbons, 1623
Hymn 11

...Giving to the Church her birth

From the spear wound op­en­ing wide

In Thine own life giv­ing side....

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Giving to the Church her birth

From the spear wound op­en­ing wide

In Thine own life giv­ing side.

Ruler of the Hosts of Light

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