weak­ness

"weak­ness" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

weak­ness· 20 hymns found
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Laid with­in the nar­row man­ger:
Come, O come and fill me now.
Drop, with their weight
Here and now.
Bore in want, and woe, and strife—
From bit­ter draw the sweet:
While foes so thick without I see,
O Lord, Thy will be done!
What tri­bute shall we pay
First, for man, the dis­mal tomb,
Thou know­est, not alone as God, all know­ing;
Let me to Thy glo­ry live.
Let me to Thy glo­ry live.
Helps me put my foes to flight,
It is I, be not afraid.
I be­long to Je­sus!
Low be­fore the throne;
I be­long to Je­sus!
Monarch of all things, fit us for Thy man­sions;
For Him we fain would bear,

weak­ness

Greatness bend­ing from the sky;
At Thy sac­red feet I bow;
Jesus as­cend­eth ab­ove.
Thine is strength in­deed;
This same wea­ry hu­man life.
And vic­to­ry from de­feat.
Can per­fect love in­ha­bit here,
It bids the strong be just;
And in a man­ger lay
There re­veal­ing death de­throned.
On earth, with pur­est sym­pa­thies o’er­flow­ing,
And Thy pro­mise I would claim;
And Thy pro­mise I would claim;
Jesus helps, Je­sus helps;
He to ev­ery­one hath said,
I be­long to Je­sus!
Trusting Him alone.
I be­long to Je­sus!
Bring us to Heav­en, where Thy saints unit­ed
And cour­age to des­pair!

Jesu Hail! O God Most Holy

lyricist: From the Latin
Composer: John Stainer
Hymn 1

...Laid with­in the nar­row man­ger:

Might trans­cend­ing, weak­ness blend­ing,

Greatness bend­ing from the sky;...

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Laid with­in the nar­row man­ger:

Might trans­cend­ing, weak­ness blend­ing,

Greatness bend­ing from the sky;

Jesu Hail! O God Most Holy

Fill Me Now

lyricist: Ellwood Stokes, 1879
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 2

...Come, O come and fill me now.

I am weak­ness, full of weak­ness,

At Thy sac­red feet I bow;...

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Come, O come and fill me now.

I am weak­ness, full of weak­ness,

At Thy sac­red feet I bow;

Fill Me Now

Out of the Shadow

lyricist: Jennie Harrison, 1880
Composer: William Sherwin, 1881
Hymn 3

...Drop, with their weight

Of earth weak­ness and woe—

Jesus as­cend­eth ab­ove....

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Drop, with their weight

Of earth weak­ness and woe—

Jesus as­cend­eth ab­ove.

Out of the Shadow

Blessèd Master, I Have Promised

lyricist: Charles Dickinson, 1900
Composer: Ethelbert Bullinger, 1874
Hymn 4

...Here and now.

Strength of mine is on­ly weak­ness,

Thine is strength in­deed;...

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Here and now.

Strength of mine is on­ly weak­ness,

Thine is strength in­deed;

Blessèd Master, I Have Promised

Humbly Now, with Deep Contrition

lyricist: Ada Cross, 1865
Composer: Welsh Tune
Hymn 5

...Bore in want, and woe, and strife—

This same weight of hu­man weak­ness,

This same wea­ry hu­man life....

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Bore in want, and woe, and strife—

This same weight of hu­man weak­ness,

This same wea­ry hu­man life.

Humbly Now, with Deep Contrition

Our Highest Joys Succeed Our Griefs

lyricist: Anonymous
Composer: Alfred Wathall, 1905
Hymn 6

...From bit­ter draw the sweet:

Strength comes from weak­ness, hope from fear,

And vic­to­ry from de­feat....

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From bit­ter draw the sweet:

Strength comes from weak­ness, hope from fear,

And vic­to­ry from de­feat.

Our Highest Joys Succeed Our Griefs

Perfect in Love! Lord, Can It Be?

lyricist: Anonymous, 1844
Composer: James Walton, 1864
Hymn 7

...While foes so thick without I see,

With weak­ness, pain, dis­ease with­in:

Can per­fect love in­ha­bit here,...

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While foes so thick without I see,

With weak­ness, pain, dis­ease with­in:

Can per­fect love in­ha­bit here,

Perfect in Love! Lord, Can It Be?

Not in Dumb Resignation

lyricist: John Hay, 1891
Composer: Daniel Evans, 1865
Hymn 8

...O Lord, Thy will be done!

Thy will! It strength­ens weak­ness,

It bids the strong be just;...

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O Lord, Thy will be done!

Thy will! It strength­ens weak­ness,

It bids the strong be just;

Not in Dumb Resignation

Now Yield We Thanks and Praise

lyricist: Howard Robbins (1876–1952)
Composer: Ahasuerus Fritsch, 1679
Hymn 9

...What tri­bute shall we pay

To Him who came in weak­ness,

And in a man­ger lay...

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What tri­bute shall we pay

To Him who came in weak­ness,

And in a man­ger lay

Now Yield We Thanks and Praise

Day of God, Thou Blessèd Day

lyricist: Hannah Gould, 1841
Composer: William Gilchrist, 1895
Hymn 10

...First, for man, the dis­mal tomb,

When its bars their weak­ness owned,

There re­veal­ing death de­throned....

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First, for man, the dis­mal tomb,

When its bars their weak­ness owned,

There re­veal­ing death de­throned.

Day of God, Thou Blessèd Day

Thou Knowest, Lord (Borthwick)

lyricist: Jane Borthwick, 1859
Composer: William Merrill, 1895
Hymn 11

...Thou know­est, not alone as God, all know­ing;

As man, our mor­tal weak­ness Thou has proved:

On earth, with pur­est sym­pa­thies o’er­flow­ing,...

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Thou know­est, not alone as God, all know­ing;

As man, our mor­tal weak­ness Thou has proved:

On earth, with pur­est sym­pa­thies o’er­flow­ing,

Thou Knowest, Lord (Borthwick)

Hungering and Thirsting

lyricist: Anna Robbins, 1900
Composer: William Kirkpatrick
Hymn 12

...Let me to Thy glo­ry live.

I am weak­ness, ut­ter weak­ness,

And Thy pro­mise I would claim;...

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Let me to Thy glo­ry live.

I am weak­ness, ut­ter weak­ness,

And Thy pro­mise I would claim;

Hungering and Thirsting

Hungering and Thirsting

lyricist: Anna Robbins, 1900
Composer: William Kirkpatrick
Hymn 13

...Let me to Thy glo­ry live.

I am weak­ness, ut­ter weak­ness,

And Thy pro­mise I would claim;...

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Let me to Thy glo­ry live.

I am weak­ness, ut­ter weak­ness,

And Thy pro­mise I would claim;

Hungering and Thirsting

Jesus Knows

lyricist: William Scott, 1900
Composer: Peter Bilhorn
Hymn 14

...Helps me put my foes to flight,

Helps my weak­ness with His might,

Jesus helps, Je­sus helps;...

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Helps me put my foes to flight,

Helps my weak­ness with His might,

Jesus helps, Je­sus helps;

Jesus Knows

It Is I, Be Not Afraid (Woodworth)

lyricist: D. A. Woodworth, 1901
Composer: Foster Ames, 1917
Hymn 15

...It is I, be not afraid.

He who knows our ev­ery weak­ness,

He to ev­ery­one hath said,...

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It is I, be not afraid.

He who knows our ev­ery weak­ness,

He to ev­ery­one hath said,

It Is I, Be Not Afraid (Woodworth)

I Belong to Jesus (Lorenz)

Composer: Edmund Lorenz, 1901
Hymn 16

...I be­long to Je­sus!

In weak­ness this my soul as­sures,

I be­long to Je­sus!...

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I be­long to Je­sus!

In weak­ness this my soul as­sures,

I be­long to Je­sus!

I Belong to Jesus (Lorenz)

The Name of Jesus (Cushing)

lyricist: William Cushing, 1880
Composer: Hubert Main
Hymn 17

...Low be­fore the throne;

Owning all your sin and weak­ness,

Trusting Him alone....

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Low be­fore the throne;

Owning all your sin and weak­ness,

Trusting Him alone.

The Name of Jesus (Cushing)

I Belong to Jesus (Lorenz)

Composer: Edmund Lorenz, 1901
Hymn 18

...I be­long to Je­sus!

In weak­ness this my soul as­sures,

I be­long to Je­sus!...

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I be­long to Je­sus!

In weak­ness this my soul as­sures,

I be­long to Je­sus!

I Belong to Jesus (Lorenz)

Father, We Praise Thee

lyricist: Gregory I (540–604)
Composer: French church melody, 1681
Hymn 19

...Monarch of all things, fit us for Thy man­sions;

Banish our weak­ness, health and whole­ness send­ing;

Bring us to Heav­en, where Thy saints unit­ed...

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Monarch of all things, fit us for Thy man­sions;

Banish our weak­ness, health and whole­ness send­ing;

Bring us to Heav­en, where Thy saints unit­ed

Father, We Praise Thee

Oh God That Madest Earth and Sky

lyricist: Reginald Heber (1783–1826)
Composer: Thomas Tallis (1505–1585)
Hymn 20

...For Him we fain would bear,

But mor­tal strength to weak­ness turns,

And cour­age to des­pair!...

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For Him we fain would bear,

But mor­tal strength to weak­ness turns,

And cour­age to des­pair!

Oh God That Madest Earth and Sky

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