The phrase "bending" resonates through 15 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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The Savior is bending above thee,
To hear what thy spirit will say,...
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The Savior is bending above thee,
To hear what thy spirit will say,
...Savior, hear us, through Thy merit;
Lowly bending at Thy feet;
Oh, draw near us by Thy Spirit;...
Savior, hear us, through Thy merit;
Lowly bending at Thy feet;
Oh, draw near us by Thy Spirit;
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See, Lord, before Thy throne Thy children bending
Ere from Thy house we take our homeward way;...
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See, Lord, before Thy throne Thy children bending
Ere from Thy house we take our homeward way;
...On this joyous Children’s Day.
Flow’rs their pretty heads are bending,
In the gentle summer breeze;...
On this joyous Children’s Day.
Flow’rs their pretty heads are bending,
In the gentle summer breeze;
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Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne,
Pleading here the Passion of Thine only Son,...
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Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne,
Pleading here the Passion of Thine only Son,
...A-near the holy Child,
While Mary, bending over,
Looked down on Him and smiled....
A-near the holy Child,
While Mary, bending over,
Looked down on Him and smiled.
...That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold;...
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold;
...Lo, He goes to dwell on high;
Seraphs there, before Him bending,
Chant His praises in the sky....
Lo, He goes to dwell on high;
Seraphs there, before Him bending,
Chant His praises in the sky.
...That to us a son is given.
Angels bending from the sky,
Chanted at the wondrous birth,...
That to us a son is given.
Angels bending from the sky,
Chanted at the wondrous birth,
...Let all men praise the Lord,
In worship lowly bending;
On His most holy word,...
Let all men praise the Lord,
In worship lowly bending;
On His most holy word,
...The sunny days are here;
The ripening grain is bending,
The air is soft and clear....
The sunny days are here;
The ripening grain is bending,
The air is soft and clear.
...Breathe it low in prayer;
At the cross of Jesus bending,
God will hear thee there....
Breathe it low in prayer;
At the cross of Jesus bending,
God will hear thee there.
...Now that the sun is gleaming bright,
Implore we, bending low,
That He, the uncreated Light...
Now that the sun is gleaming bright,
Implore we, bending low,
That He, the uncreated Light
...The giver of the law.
From the low bending cloud above,
Whence radiant brightness shone,...
The giver of the law.
From the low bending cloud above,
Whence radiant brightness shone,
...Peace on earth, good will to men.
Why were eastern sages bending
O’er the Child of lowly birth?...
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Why were eastern sages bending
O’er the Child of lowly birth?
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