We found "wail" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
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Hear the wail across the sea
Comes from millions unto thee—...
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Hear the wail across the sea
Comes from millions unto thee—
...He weeps, He prays, He cries that last
And wildly wailing cry;
Now through His mother’s heart hath passed...
He weeps, He prays, He cries that last
And wildly wailing cry;
Now through His mother’s heart hath passed
...’Tis here, ’tis here!
Chant no wail of sorrow,
Leave the minor key;...
’Tis here, ’tis here!
Chant no wail of sorrow,
Leave the minor key;
...Ridge of the mountain wave, lower thy crest;
Wail of the tempest wind, be thou at rest.
Sorrow can never be, darkness must fly,...
Ridge of the mountain wave, lower thy crest;
Wail of the tempest wind, be thou at rest.
Sorrow can never be, darkness must fly,
...Death bringeth sorrow and mourning,
Wailing forever and aye.
Touched by the Spirit so tender,...
Death bringeth sorrow and mourning,
Wailing forever and aye.
Touched by the Spirit so tender,
...Almost is but to fail!
Sad, sad, that bitter wail—
Almost, but lost!...
Almost is but to fail!
Sad, sad, that bitter wail—
Almost, but lost!
...Let not our song become a sigh,
A wail of anguish and despair;
In lovingkindness, Lord most high,...
Let not our song become a sigh,
A wail of anguish and despair;
In lovingkindness, Lord most high,
...Night, with ebon pinion, brooded o’er the vale;
All around was silent, save the night wind’s wail,
When Christ, the Man of Sorrows,...
Night, with ebon pinion, brooded o’er the vale;
All around was silent, save the night wind’s wail,
When Christ, the Man of Sorrows,
...God save America! Brotherhood banish
Wail of the worker and curse of the crushed;
Calling the nations to glad federation;...
God save America! Brotherhood banish
Wail of the worker and curse of the crushed;
Calling the nations to glad federation;
...Who groaned and died on Calvary,
While sinners wail in agony,
When He comes, when He comes....
Who groaned and died on Calvary,
While sinners wail in agony,
When He comes, when He comes.
...E’en as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,...
E’en as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
...Let the crowd about the cross
Watch with wail and weeping.
O happy he who constantly...
Let the crowd about the cross
Watch with wail and weeping.
O happy he who constantly
...Even as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,...
Even as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
...Even as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,...
Even as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
...On, and destruction alone points the path;
Mercy, O Heaven, the sufferers wail,
Feeble humanity naught can avail....
On, and destruction alone points the path;
Mercy, O Heaven, the sufferers wail,
Feeble humanity naught can avail.
...On, and destruction alone points the path;
Mercy, O Heaven, the sufferers wail,
Feeble humanity naught can avail....
On, and destruction alone points the path;
Mercy, O Heaven, the sufferers wail,
Feeble humanity naught can avail.
...Lo, He shall come!
While they who pierced Him wail,
His promise shall not fail;...
Lo, He shall come!
While they who pierced Him wail,
His promise shall not fail;
...The breakers and the foam,
No more the wail, for hark!
We hear the songs of home....
The breakers and the foam,
No more the wail, for hark!
We hear the songs of home.
...They who slighted His free pardon,
They shall at His presence wail.
To His own He’ll give a kingdom,...
They who slighted His free pardon,
They shall at His presence wail.
To His own He’ll give a kingdom,
...Then He displays His pardoning love.
The unbelieving world shall wail,
While we rejoice to see the day:...
Then He displays His pardoning love.
The unbelieving world shall wail,
While we rejoice to see the day:
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