The phrase "Hopes deceive" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Hopes deceive
...When the woes of life o’ertake me—
Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
Never shall the cross forsake me,...
When the woes of life o’ertake me—
Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
Never shall the cross forsake me,
...They watch for the event:
Too oft they find their hopes deceived,
Then, how their inmost souls are grieved!...
They watch for the event:
Too oft they find their hopes deceived,
Then, how their inmost souls are grieved!
...In my affliction and my pain,
When fears alarmed and hopes deceived,
I found all human helpers vain,...
In my affliction and my pain,
When fears alarmed and hopes deceived,
I found all human helpers vain,
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