"Tyrant" appears in 8 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
Tyrant
...’Tis thus the great Messiah came
To break the tyrants’ will,
To heal the people of their shame,...
’Tis thus the great Messiah came
To break the tyrants’ will,
To heal the people of their shame,
...All men free,
Tyrants disappearing.
end...
All men free,
Tyrants disappearing.
end
...In war, my peace; in loss, my gain;
My smile beneath the tyrant’s frown;
In shame, my glory and my crown....
In war, my peace; in loss, my gain;
My smile beneath the tyrant’s frown;
In shame, my glory and my crown.
...Let it come, O God, again.
Tyrant thrones and idol shrines,
Let them from their place be hurled;...
Let it come, O God, again.
Tyrant thrones and idol shrines,
Let them from their place be hurled;
...And save me from the bondage
Of tyrant self and sin.
He chose me for His service,...
And save me from the bondage
Of tyrant self and sin.
He chose me for His service,
...I am risen souls to save.
Tyrant, now thy reign is ended,
Thy dread sting I take away;...
I am risen souls to save.
Tyrant, now thy reign is ended,
Thy dread sting I take away;
...In war, my peace; in loss, my gain;
My smile beneath the tyrant’s frown;
In shame, my glory and my crown....
In war, my peace; in loss, my gain;
My smile beneath the tyrant’s frown;
In shame, my glory and my crown.
...And mocked the cross and flame.
They met the tyrant’s brandished steel,
The lion’s gory mane,...
And mocked the cross and flame.
They met the tyrant’s brandished steel,
The lion’s gory mane,
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