whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?

The phrase "whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?”· 2 hymns found
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Ere the Shepherd could bring him back.”
Ere the Shep­herd could bring him back.

whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?

“They’re pierced tonight by many a thorn.”
They are pierced to­night by ma­ny a thorn;

There were ninety and nine that safely lay

lyricist: Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane
Composer: Ira David Sankey
Hymn 1

...Ere the Shepherd could bring him back.”

“Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?”

“They’re pierced tonight by many a thorn.”...

HymnC

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Ere the Shepherd could bring him back.”

“Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?”

“They’re pierced tonight by many a thorn.”

There were ninety and nine that safely lay

The Ninety and Nine

lyricist: Elizabeth Clephane, 1868
Composer: Ira Sankey, 1874
Hymn 2

...Ere the Shep­herd could bring him back.

Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?

They are pierced to­night by ma­ny a thorn;...

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Ere the Shep­herd could bring him back.

Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?

They are pierced to­night by ma­ny a thorn;

The Ninety and Nine

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