The phrase "tormented" resonates through 8 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
tormented
...Round the throne they ever sing;
I’m tormented, I’m tormented.
By an everlasting sting....
Round the throne they ever sing;
I’m tormented, I’m tormented.
By an everlasting sting.
...Till the slow morning rise.
Shall I be still tormented more?
Mine eye consumed with grief?...
Till the slow morning rise.
Shall I be still tormented more?
Mine eye consumed with grief?
...Tried they were, and firm they stood;
Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented,
Sawn asunder, slain with sword;...
Tried they were, and firm they stood;
Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented,
Sawn asunder, slain with sword;
...Heart rending thunders roll,
Demons tormented howl,
Great God! support my soul,...
Heart rending thunders roll,
Demons tormented howl,
Great God! support my soul,
...Am I, reposing on Thy breast;
By sin no more am I tormented
Since Thou dost grant me peace and rest....
Am I, reposing on Thy breast;
By sin no more am I tormented
Since Thou dost grant me peace and rest.
...Fully to atone for me;
Thou didst choose to be tormented
That my doom should be prevented....
Fully to atone for me;
Thou didst choose to be tormented
That my doom should be prevented.
...Conscience, in my anguished heart,
By thy venomed tooth tormented,
Long-past sins are sore repented....
Conscience, in my anguished heart,
By thy venomed tooth tormented,
Long-past sins are sore repented.
...Piercing my hands and feet.
I was tormented so that I
Might all my bones have told,...
Piercing my hands and feet.
I was tormented so that I
Might all my bones have told,
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