"began" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
began
...Let that sweet strain be heard again,
Which angel tongues began,
Which angel tongues began....
Let that sweet strain be heard again,
Which angel tongues began,
Which angel tongues began.
...He His Church hath firmly founded,
He will guard what He began;
We, by sin and foes surrounded,...
He His Church hath firmly founded,
He will guard what He began;
We, by sin and foes surrounded,
...I said to my soul, Can that promise be thine?
And then began hoping that Jesus were mine.
I hoped He was mine, yes, I hoped He was mine;...
I said to my soul, Can that promise be thine?
And then began hoping that Jesus were mine.
I hoped He was mine, yes, I hoped He was mine;
...I said to my soul, Can that promise be thine?
And then began hoping that Jesus were mine.
I hoped He was mine, yes, I hoped He was mine;...
I said to my soul, Can that promise be thine?
And then began hoping that Jesus were mine.
I hoped He was mine, yes, I hoped He was mine;
...I said to my soul, Can that promise be thine?
And then began hoping that Jesus were mine.
I hoped He was mine, yes, I hoped He was mine;...
I said to my soul, Can that promise be thine?
And then began hoping that Jesus were mine.
I hoped He was mine, yes, I hoped He was mine;
...The royal infant Boy!
Sing of the reign, that then began,
Of love instead of strife;...
The royal infant Boy!
Sing of the reign, that then began,
Of love instead of strife;
...This day let man rejoice and sweetly sing,
Since on this day salvation first began.
This day did Christ man’s soul from death remove,...
This day let man rejoice and sweetly sing,
Since on this day salvation first began.
This day did Christ man’s soul from death remove,
...And of my youth the friend;
And as my days began with Thee,
With Thee my days shall end....
And of my youth the friend;
And as my days began with Thee,
With Thee my days shall end.
...Of the Father’s love begotten,
Ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega,...
Of the Father’s love begotten,
Ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega,
...This the faith of old;
Since the very world began,
This has been foretold:...
This the faith of old;
Since the very world began,
This has been foretold:
...Mercy was His chiefest pleasure,
Ere the world began to move;
Sweetly sing in numbered measure,...
Mercy was His chiefest pleasure,
Ere the world began to move;
Sweetly sing in numbered measure,
...The Word, the uncreated Son,
When finite things began to be,
Existing, God with God alone,...
The Word, the uncreated Son,
When finite things began to be,
Existing, God with God alone,
...He bowed the heavens, to earth came down;
And thus His wondrous race began,
As God with God and Man with man....
He bowed the heavens, to earth came down;
And thus His wondrous race began,
As God with God and Man with man.
...Majestic, vast, sublime;
Who ne’er began, ne’er ends; controlled
By neither space nor time....
Majestic, vast, sublime;
Who ne’er began, ne’er ends; controlled
By neither space nor time.
...To Thee I raised an evening cry:
Thou heard’st when I began to pray,
And Thine almighty help was nigh....
To Thee I raised an evening cry:
Thou heard’st when I began to pray,
And Thine almighty help was nigh.
...East, west, north, and south, let the strong quarrel cease;
Sing songs of great joy that the angels began,
Of glory to God and of good will to man!...
East, west, north, and south, let the strong quarrel cease;
Sing songs of great joy that the angels began,
Of glory to God and of good will to man!
...Rough paths my feet have trod
Since first their course began;
Feed me, Thou Bread of God;...
Rough paths my feet have trod
Since first their course began;
Feed me, Thou Bread of God;
...Till all Thy foes confess Thy sway,
And glory ends what grace began.
Spirit of grace with health and power,...
Till all Thy foes confess Thy sway,
And glory ends what grace began.
Spirit of grace with health and power,
...start
O Thou, before the world began,
Ordained a sacrifice for man,...
start
O Thou, before the world began,
Ordained a sacrifice for man,
...A Savior, and a king.
A throng of angels then began
Their voices sweet to raise,...
A Savior, and a king.
A throng of angels then began
Their voices sweet to raise,
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