"The tares" appears in 14 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
The tares
...In which the sowers came to sow;
Jesus the wheat, Satan the tares,
For so the word of truth declares:...
In which the sowers came to sow;
Jesus the wheat, Satan the tares,
For so the word of truth declares:
...Jesus ere long will weed the crop,
And pluck the tares, in anger, up.
Will it relieve their horrors there,...
Jesus ere long will weed the crop,
And pluck the tares, in anger, up.
Will it relieve their horrors there,
...start
Satan the tares is sowing;
So earnestly sowing, sowing,...
start
Satan the tares is sowing;
So earnestly sowing, sowing,
...Behold them to the reapers yield—
The wheat is saved—the tares are burned.
Thus the great Judge with glory crowned...
Behold them to the reapers yield—
The wheat is saved—the tares are burned.
Thus the great Judge with glory crowned
...’Tis by this subtle work of his,
The mixing of the tares with wheat,
The Kingdom in appearance is...
’Tis by this subtle work of his,
The mixing of the tares with wheat,
The Kingdom in appearance is
...Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast;
But the fruitful ears to store...
Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast;
But the fruitful ears to store
...The fire of vengeance bound?
The tares, whose rank luxuriant pride
Choked the fair crop around....
The fire of vengeance bound?
The tares, whose rank luxuriant pride
Choked the fair crop around.
...More of gleaning for the Master,
More of plucking out the tares.
More and better work for Jesus,...
More of gleaning for the Master,
More of plucking out the tares.
More and better work for Jesus,
...That, when in Thy great day
The tares shall severed be,
We may be surely gathered in...
That, when in Thy great day
The tares shall severed be,
We may be surely gathered in
...So shall Thine angels issue forth:
The tares be burnt; the just of earth,
To wind and storm exposed no more,...
So shall Thine angels issue forth:
The tares be burnt; the just of earth,
To wind and storm exposed no more,
...The enemy is watching night and day,
To sow the tares, to snatch the seed away;
While we in sleep our duty have forgot,...
The enemy is watching night and day,
To sow the tares, to snatch the seed away;
While we in sleep our duty have forgot,
...Then we’ll rest from our sorrows, our toils and care,
In the mansions of light, when He burns the tares.
If we sow to the Spirit, our life is sure;...
Then we’ll rest from our sorrows, our toils and care,
In the mansions of light, when He burns the tares.
If we sow to the Spirit, our life is sure;
...To serve the interests of Thy foe.
Root up the tares by Satan sown,
The whispering hypocrites expel;...
To serve the interests of Thy foe.
Root up the tares by Satan sown,
The whispering hypocrites expel;
...Where only faith her fire shall feed,
To burn the tares of Satan’s seed.
And Christ to us for food shall be,...
Where only faith her fire shall feed,
To burn the tares of Satan’s seed.
And Christ to us for food shall be,
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