"Jacob" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
Jacob
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By whom shall Jacob now arise?
For Jacob’s friends are few,...
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By whom shall Jacob now arise?
For Jacob’s friends are few,
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We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,...
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We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
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The Star of Jacob yet shall rise
Upon a sad and sinful world,...
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The Star of Jacob yet shall rise
Upon a sad and sinful world,
...The Lord of hosts is in the field,
The God of Jacob is our shield.
Again He maketh wars to cease,...
The Lord of hosts is in the field,
The God of Jacob is our shield.
Again He maketh wars to cease,
...Home, with Him, is everywhere:
When from Esau Jacob fled,
Tho’ his pillow was a stone,...
Home, with Him, is everywhere:
When from Esau Jacob fled,
Tho’ his pillow was a stone,
...Arise, great God, and let Thy grace
Its beams effuse on Jacob’s race:
Restore the long lost scattered band,...
Arise, great God, and let Thy grace
Its beams effuse on Jacob’s race:
Restore the long lost scattered band,
...The nations melt, the tumult dies.
The Lord of old for Jacob fought,
And Jacob’s God is still our aid:...
The nations melt, the tumult dies.
The Lord of old for Jacob fought,
And Jacob’s God is still our aid:
...The secrets of Thy grace.
There Jacob’s erring daughter found
Those streams unknown before,...
The secrets of Thy grace.
There Jacob’s erring daughter found
Those streams unknown before,
...The Gentiles’ expectation,
Whom Jacob’s words foretell,
Who Syria’s pride shall vanquish,...
The Gentiles’ expectation,
Whom Jacob’s words foretell,
Who Syria’s pride shall vanquish,
...Our safety is secure;
The God of Jacob is for us
A refuge strong and sure....
Our safety is secure;
The God of Jacob is for us
A refuge strong and sure.
...I would not be denied.
As Jacob in the days of old,
I wrestled with the Lord;...
I would not be denied.
As Jacob in the days of old,
I wrestled with the Lord;
...And never found their hands.
At Thy rebuke, O Jacob’s God,
Both horse and chariot fell:...
And never found their hands.
At Thy rebuke, O Jacob’s God,
Both horse and chariot fell:
...Remember what Thy mercy did
For Jacob’s race, Thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless...
Remember what Thy mercy did
For Jacob’s race, Thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
...By his vindictive hand.
He passed the tents of Jacob o’er,
Nor poured the wrath divine;...
By his vindictive hand.
He passed the tents of Jacob o’er,
Nor poured the wrath divine;
...This is the lot of those that seek
The God of Jacob’s face.
Now let our souls’ immortal powers...
This is the lot of those that seek
The God of Jacob’s face.
Now let our souls’ immortal powers
...Come, then, Thou great Deliverer, come!
The veil from Jacob’s heart remove;
Receive Thy ancient people home,...
Come, then, Thou great Deliverer, come!
The veil from Jacob’s heart remove;
Receive Thy ancient people home,
...Where Jesse’s stem did bloom,
Where Jacob’s star first shone; of thee
I’ll speak, O happy Bethlehem!...
Where Jesse’s stem did bloom,
Where Jacob’s star first shone; of thee
I’ll speak, O happy Bethlehem!
...Joyful theme, Emmanuel’s birth.
This is Jacob’s promised star,
Giving light to all around;...
Joyful theme, Emmanuel’s birth.
This is Jacob’s promised star,
Giving light to all around;
...Now are the days fulfilled,
Lo, Jacob’s Star is shining;
The gloomy night has fled...
Now are the days fulfilled,
Lo, Jacob’s Star is shining;
The gloomy night has fled
...Wave it till the crescent set,
And the Star of Jacob rise!
Go to many a tropic isle...
Wave it till the crescent set,
And the Star of Jacob rise!
Go to many a tropic isle
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