We found "Alas" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
Alas
...And offer sacrifice.
Alas! for homes where never
Is heard the voice of prayer;...
And offer sacrifice.
Alas! for homes where never
Is heard the voice of prayer;
...Upon the cross atone.
Alas, how with my actions all
Has this defect entwined;...
Upon the cross atone.
Alas, how with my actions all
Has this defect entwined;
...Take your sickle, reap with all your might;
Haste, for the reapers, alas! are so few,
And in His service be true....
Take your sickle, reap with all your might;
Haste, for the reapers, alas! are so few,
And in His service be true.
...Take your sickle, reap with all your might;
Haste, for the reapers, alas! are so few,
And in His service be true....
Take your sickle, reap with all your might;
Haste, for the reapers, alas! are so few,
And in His service be true.
...His battle fought, his journey o’er.
Alas! no wife’s fond arms caressed,
His cheek no tender mother pressed;...
His battle fought, his journey o’er.
Alas! no wife’s fond arms caressed,
His cheek no tender mother pressed;
...Thy love demands a thankful heart;
The gift, alas, how poor!
Thy love demands a thankful heart;...
Thy love demands a thankful heart;
The gift, alas, how poor!
Thy love demands a thankful heart;
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Alas, and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?...
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Alas, and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?
...I love to worship Thee;
I grieved Thee long, alas! Thou know’st
It grieves me bitterly....
I love to worship Thee;
I grieved Thee long, alas! Thou know’st
It grieves me bitterly.
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Alas! Elisha’s servant cried,
When he the Syrian army spied,...
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Alas! Elisha’s servant cried,
When he the Syrian army spied,
...My terror now begins;
I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins....
My terror now begins;
I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.
...Whose words like deadly shafts are flung?
Alas for me, whose lot is cast
With those who find their joy in strife!...
Whose words like deadly shafts are flung?
Alas for me, whose lot is cast
With those who find their joy in strife!
...And strengthens all the rest.
Knowledge, alas! ’tis all in vain,
And all in vain our fear;...
And strengthens all the rest.
Knowledge, alas! ’tis all in vain,
And all in vain our fear;
...That scarce deserves the name!
Alas, the brittle clay
That built our body first!...
That scarce deserves the name!
Alas, the brittle clay
That built our body first!
...Where I may do something for Thee?
No riches, alas! can I give Thee,
For they never have come to me;...
Where I may do something for Thee?
No riches, alas! can I give Thee,
For they never have come to me;
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Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov’reign die,...
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Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov’reign die,
...Heav’nly truth in love dispensèd;
Few, alas, with joy embrace:
Closed their eyes and ears to mercy,...
Heav’nly truth in love dispensèd;
Few, alas, with joy embrace:
Closed their eyes and ears to mercy,
...Thy grace creates in me;
Alas! impatience is its name,
When it returns to Thee....
Thy grace creates in me;
Alas! impatience is its name,
When it returns to Thee.
...My soul, what canst thou give?
Alas! from such a heart as mine,
What can I bring Him forth?...
My soul, what canst thou give?
Alas! from such a heart as mine,
What can I bring Him forth?
...Does not Your arm encircle us around?
Alas, unworthy of Your boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from You we rove;...
Does not Your arm encircle us around?
Alas, unworthy of Your boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from You we rove;
...Yet unprepared art thou;
Alas, what must become of thee
Should death o’ertake thee now?...
Yet unprepared art thou;
Alas, what must become of thee
Should death o’ertake thee now?
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