"The spear" appears in 11 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
The spear
...A song that shall conquer evil
And shatter the spear and sword,
And shatter the spear and sword....
A song that shall conquer evil
And shatter the spear and sword,
And shatter the spear and sword.
...Yes, we shall know my blessèd Savior
By the spear prints in His side.
By and by, when we have gathered...
Yes, we shall know my blessèd Savior
By the spear prints in His side.
By and by, when we have gathered
...The agony, the scourge, the fear,
The crown of thorns, the cross, the spear.
And yet the gladdest, for today...
The agony, the scourge, the fear,
The crown of thorns, the cross, the spear.
And yet the gladdest, for today
...Out of the travail of Thy soul;
When by the spear Thy side was torn
To make us whole....
Out of the travail of Thy soul;
When by the spear Thy side was torn
To make us whole.
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Was it for me, the nails, the spear,
The cruel thorns, the mocking jeer,...
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Was it for me, the nails, the spear,
The cruel thorns, the mocking jeer,
...Again He maketh wars to cease,
He breaks the bow, unpoints the spear,
And burns the chariot—joy and peace...
Again He maketh wars to cease,
He breaks the bow, unpoints the spear,
And burns the chariot—joy and peace
...These emblems mark the wall—
The cross, the nails, the spear;
Five bleeding wounds in all...
These emblems mark the wall—
The cross, the nails, the spear;
Five bleeding wounds in all
...Which intercede for me.
O side from whence the spear point
Brought blood and water free,...
Which intercede for me.
O side from whence the spear point
Brought blood and water free,
...These emblems mark the wall—
The cross, the nails, the spear;
Five bleeding wounds in all...
These emblems mark the wall—
The cross, the nails, the spear;
Five bleeding wounds in all
...The thorns that pressed Thine hallowed brow,
The spear that would not spare,
The nails that fixed Thy loving hands...
The thorns that pressed Thine hallowed brow,
The spear that would not spare,
The nails that fixed Thy loving hands
...Giving to the Church her birth
From the spear wound opening wide
In Thine own life giving side....
Giving to the Church her birth
From the spear wound opening wide
In Thine own life giving side.
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