The phrase "The bruisèd reed" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
The bruisèd reed
...To bear an untried pain,
The bruisèd reed He will not break,
But strengthen and sustain....
To bear an untried pain,
The bruisèd reed He will not break,
But strengthen and sustain.
...Ye hearts that bleed,
The bruisèd reed
He will not break....
Ye hearts that bleed,
The bruisèd reed
He will not break.
...O God, our judge and father, deign
To spare the bruisèd reed;
We pray for time to turn again,...
O God, our judge and father, deign
To spare the bruisèd reed;
We pray for time to turn again,
...But raise it to a flame;
The bruisèd reed He never breaks,
Nor scorns the meanest name....
But raise it to a flame;
The bruisèd reed He never breaks,
Nor scorns the meanest name.
...Now be sorrow turned to song,
Let the bruisèd reed grow strong,
Smoking flax break forth and blaze,...
Now be sorrow turned to song,
Let the bruisèd reed grow strong,
Smoking flax break forth and blaze,
...But craved to touch those hands of Thine:
The bruisèd reed Thou didst not break;
He saw, and hailed his Lord divine....
But craved to touch those hands of Thine:
The bruisèd reed Thou didst not break;
He saw, and hailed his Lord divine.
...The smoking flax He shall not quench,
Nor break the bruisèd reed.
The feeble spark to flames He’ll raise;...
The smoking flax He shall not quench,
Nor break the bruisèd reed.
The feeble spark to flames He’ll raise;
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