Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;

The phrase "Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;”· 2 hymns found
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There, the war­fare end­ed, bid them rest in peace.
There, the war­fare ended, bid them rest in peace.

Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;

Heal them, Good Phy­si­cian, with the balm of life.
Heal them, good Phy­si­cian, with the balm of life.

Think, O Lord, in Mercy

Lyricist: Edmund Palmer, before 1901
Composer: Johann Schultz, 1785
Hymn 1

...There, the war­fare end­ed, bid them rest in peace.

Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;

Heal them, Good Phy­si­cian, with the balm of life....

HymnC

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There, the war­fare end­ed, bid them rest in peace.

Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;

Heal them, Good Phy­si­cian, with the balm of life.

Think, O Lord, in Mercy

Jesus, Son of Mary, Fount of Life Alone

Lyricist: From Swahili
Composer: 13th Century Benedictine
Hymn 2

...There, the war­fare ended, bid them rest in peace.

Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;

Heal them, good Phy­si­cian, with the balm of life....

HymnC

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There, the war­fare ended, bid them rest in peace.

Often were they wound­ed in the dead­ly strife;

Heal them, good Phy­si­cian, with the balm of life.

Jesus, Son of Mary, Fount of Life Alone

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