We found "The woodland" used in 16 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
The woodland
...And sighing at thy feet.
The woodland ways are ringing
With many a merry lay;...
And sighing at thy feet.
The woodland ways are ringing
With many a merry lay;
...Hosanna, hosanna!
Voices sweet as the woodland bird,
Hosanna to the Lord!...
Hosanna, hosanna!
Voices sweet as the woodland bird,
Hosanna to the Lord!
...My soul would sink to rest.
The woodland hum is ringing
The daylight’s gentle close;...
My soul would sink to rest.
The woodland hum is ringing
The daylight’s gentle close;
...start
Songbirds in the woodlands sing it,
Flowers breathe it in the grove,...
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Songbirds in the woodlands sing it,
Flowers breathe it in the grove,
...Cries aloud for sin to cease.
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence for their peace....
Cries aloud for sin to cease.
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence for their peace.
...Evergreen have its branches been,
It is king of all the woodland scene;
For Christ our king is born today!...
Evergreen have its branches been,
It is king of all the woodland scene;
For Christ our king is born today!
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See, in the woodland, the leaves turning crimson;
Hark, how they rustle and fall to the ground....
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See, in the woodland, the leaves turning crimson;
Hark, how they rustle and fall to the ground.
...And the music we have heard
Like the echo of the woodland,
Or the carol of a bird;...
And the music we have heard
Like the echo of the woodland,
Or the carol of a bird;
...Thou, my soul’s glory, joy and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
Robed in the blooming garb of spring;...
Thou, my soul’s glory, joy and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
Robed in the blooming garb of spring;
...In His happy home above.
God is good, rings through the woodland—
Birds peal forth the song....
In His happy home above.
God is good, rings through the woodland—
Birds peal forth the song.
...Out in the sunny meadows
And in the woodlands cool,
Upon the breezy hillside,...
Out in the sunny meadows
And in the woodlands cool,
Upon the breezy hillside,
...The clustering branches bend, and vainly look
For the lost jewels, once the woodland pride!
Clouds rise and float across the azure main,...
The clustering branches bend, and vainly look
For the lost jewels, once the woodland pride!
Clouds rise and float across the azure main,
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I walked in the woodland meadows,
Where sweet the thrushes sing,...
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I walked in the woodland meadows,
Where sweet the thrushes sing,
...All nature peals forth in praise to His name.
Warbles the woodland, and whispers the breeze,
Roar out the torrents and tempest tossed seas,...
All nature peals forth in praise to His name.
Warbles the woodland, and whispers the breeze,
Roar out the torrents and tempest tossed seas,
...Children frolicked on the green,
Happy as the woodland bird;
Culled the daisy young and fair,...
Children frolicked on the green,
Happy as the woodland bird;
Culled the daisy young and fair,
...Now rest beneath night’s shadow
The woodland, field, and meadow,
The world in slumber lies;...
Now rest beneath night’s shadow
The woodland, field, and meadow,
The world in slumber lies;
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