"Bitter" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
Bitter
...Moses saw the vision of the tree,
He cast the tree, made bitter sweet;
Though often circumstances make me weep,...
Moses saw the vision of the tree,
He cast the tree, made bitter sweet;
Though often circumstances make me weep,
...That I be blessed;
Bitter His cup;
Love feast I taste....
That I be blessed;
Bitter His cup;
Love feast I taste.
...Mocked and revilèd and beaten,
E’en to the bitter cross going.
Christ Jesus came for us,...
Mocked and revilèd and beaten,
E’en to the bitter cross going.
Christ Jesus came for us,
...You a lowly man became;
For me, bitter cross You tasted,
Bearing all my sins and shame....
You a lowly man became;
For me, bitter cross You tasted,
Bearing all my sins and shame.
...Must follow their Lord.
How bitter that cup
No heart can conceive,...
Must follow their Lord.
How bitter that cup
No heart can conceive,
...There is a healing branch that grows
Where every bitter Marah flows;
This is our health-renewing tree....
There is a healing branch that grows
Where every bitter Marah flows;
This is our health-renewing tree.
...Crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter,
Hope after fears,...
Crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter,
Hope after fears,
...It cheers with hope the gloomy day,
And sweetens every bitter cup.
The balm of life, the cure of woe,...
It cheers with hope the gloomy day,
And sweetens every bitter cup.
The balm of life, the cure of woe,
...Thou canst own His way is right,
Then each bitter tear of anguish
Precious is in Jesus’ sight....
Thou canst own His way is right,
Then each bitter tear of anguish
Precious is in Jesus’ sight.
...Cunning are the foe’s devices,
Bitter are his words of gall;
Sin on every side entices;...
Cunning are the foe’s devices,
Bitter are his words of gall;
Sin on every side entices;
...Here the object of derision,
Bitter taunt and mocking scorn.
Yes, triumphant hallelujahs...
Here the object of derision,
Bitter taunt and mocking scorn.
Yes, triumphant hallelujahs
...Where Jesus is, my joy is there.
The earth was once a bitter place
Till Jesus showed His smiling face;...
Where Jesus is, my joy is there.
The earth was once a bitter place
Till Jesus showed His smiling face;
...Sundered far by miles and years;
Bitter partings must be spoken,
Causing flow of floods of tears;...
Sundered far by miles and years;
Bitter partings must be spoken,
Causing flow of floods of tears;
...In dark Gethsemane;
Alone He drained the bitter cup
And suffered there for me....
In dark Gethsemane;
Alone He drained the bitter cup
And suffered there for me.
...Heal the sorrows Thou dost make;
Bitter is the cup we drink;
Suffer not our souls to sink....
Heal the sorrows Thou dost make;
Bitter is the cup we drink;
Suffer not our souls to sink.
...Jesus gave Himself for me.
Hark! what sounds of bitter weeping
From yon lonesome garden sweep;...
Jesus gave Himself for me.
Hark! what sounds of bitter weeping
From yon lonesome garden sweep;
...Is there no refuge where the weary rest?
Bitter the cry of a race in sin,
Groping for light, yet it breaks not in;...
Is there no refuge where the weary rest?
Bitter the cry of a race in sin,
Groping for light, yet it breaks not in;
...Glory be to Jesus,
Who in bitter pains
Poured for me the life-blood...
Glory be to Jesus,
Who in bitter pains
Poured for me the life-blood
...Than composed His crown for me;
The cup that I drink not more bitter
Than He drank in Gethsemane....
Than composed His crown for me;
The cup that I drink not more bitter
Than He drank in Gethsemane.
...For me He tabernacled here below,
For me He drank the bitter cup of woe.
For me He was reviled, despised, betrayed;...
For me He tabernacled here below,
For me He drank the bitter cup of woe.
For me He was reviled, despised, betrayed;
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