wild des­pair

We found "wild des­pair" used in 4 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.

“wild des­pair”· 4 hymns found
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And the dark­ness veils the skies,
Presents a fear­ful void.
Thro’ cease­less storm of sum­mer night
Folded your hands in death’s mute pray­er,

wild des­pair

Burning tear­drops blind my eyes:
Chase from my la­bor­ing breast;
For great­er than the tem­pest’s wrath,
Hunger, ang­uish, will soon be o’er,

Shelter Near the Cross

lyricist: Ina Schaeffer, 1878
Composer: J. H. Leslie
Hymn 1

...And the dark­ness veils the skies,

When in wild des­pair and ang­uish,

Burning tear­drops blind my eyes:...

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And the dark­ness veils the skies,

When in wild des­pair and ang­uish,

Burning tear­drops blind my eyes:

Shelter Near the Cross

As o’er the Past My Memory Strays

lyricist: Thomas Middleton (1769–1822
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1647
Hymn 2

...Presents a fear­ful void.

Yet, ho­ly Fa­ther, wild des­pair

Chase from my la­bor­ing breast;...

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Presents a fear­ful void.

Yet, ho­ly Fa­ther, wild des­pair

Chase from my la­bor­ing breast;

As o’er the Past My Memory Strays

The Father’s Care

lyricist: P. B. Sabin, 1897
Composer: S. B. Jackson
Hymn 3

...Thro’ cease­less storm of sum­mer night

Was heard no wild des­pair,

For great­er than the tem­pest’s wrath,...

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Thro’ cease­less storm of sum­mer night

Was heard no wild des­pair,

For great­er than the tem­pest’s wrath,

The Father’s Care

Sleep, My Little One, Sleep

lyricist: Anna Bensel, 1889
Composer: Edwin Excell
Hymn 4

...Folded your hands in death’s mute pray­er,

Never to reach in wild des­pair;

Hunger, ang­uish, will soon be o’er,...

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Folded your hands in death’s mute pray­er,

Never to reach in wild des­pair;

Hunger, ang­uish, will soon be o’er,

Sleep, My Little One, Sleep

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