The phrase "confusion" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
confusion
...Back where the faithful have trod.
Back from the land of confusion,
Free from the bondage of creeds;...
Back where the faithful have trod.
Back from the land of confusion,
Free from the bondage of creeds;
...As the rock the ocean’s swell.
Shame, confusion, fear and grief,
Visit, Lord, Thy foes alone!...
As the rock the ocean’s swell.
Shame, confusion, fear and grief,
Visit, Lord, Thy foes alone!
...Through Him thy base attempts shall fail,
And in confusion end.
He conquered on the cross,...
Through Him thy base attempts shall fail,
And in confusion end.
He conquered on the cross,
...Let them be turned back
In confusion, O Lord,
Who in my destruction would joy;...
Let them be turned back
In confusion, O Lord,
Who in my destruction would joy;
...Christ is king forevermore.
Human wisdom in confusion,
Casts away the forms it wore;...
Christ is king forevermore.
Human wisdom in confusion,
Casts away the forms it wore;
...Reckless ye wander in the dark,
While earth the dire confusion feels,
And on its deep foundation reels....
Reckless ye wander in the dark,
While earth the dire confusion feels,
And on its deep foundation reels.
...On our guilty hearts,
Satan in confusion
Terror struck departs....
On our guilty hearts,
Satan in confusion
Terror struck departs.
...And at Thy frowns th’infernal powers
In wild confusion fly.
Like lightning from his glittering throne...
And at Thy frowns th’infernal powers
In wild confusion fly.
Like lightning from his glittering throne
...Hosts of Satan now must quail,
They must scatter in confusion
When this army shall prevail....
Hosts of Satan now must quail,
They must scatter in confusion
When this army shall prevail.
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In what confusion earth appears!
God’s dearest children bathed in tears;...
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In what confusion earth appears!
God’s dearest children bathed in tears;
...Ye clouds and darkness, hosts of night,
That breed confusion and affright,
Begone! o’erhead the dawn shines clear,...
Ye clouds and darkness, hosts of night,
That breed confusion and affright,
Begone! o’erhead the dawn shines clear,
...Then you’ll admire His coming,
Fear and confusion shunning,
Joy in your heart o’errunning,...
Then you’ll admire His coming,
Fear and confusion shunning,
Joy in your heart o’errunning,
...Then every murmuring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost;
I cannot of my cross complain,...
Then every murmuring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost;
I cannot of my cross complain,
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When wild confusion wrecks the air
And tempests rend the skies,...
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When wild confusion wrecks the air
And tempests rend the skies,
...And saw the Lord was there,
In wild confusion of the mind,
They fled with hasty fear....
And saw the Lord was there,
In wild confusion of the mind,
They fled with hasty fear.
...And to Tophet
In confusion they are driv’n.
Oh may I at that dread moment,...
And to Tophet
In confusion they are driv’n.
Oh may I at that dread moment,
...Chant the sweet, melodious strain
Of their freedom from confusion,
Angels join the glad refrain:...
Chant the sweet, melodious strain
Of their freedom from confusion,
Angels join the glad refrain:
...And covered I am
With confusion of face;
The voice of blasphemers...
And covered I am
With confusion of face;
The voice of blasphemers
...And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,...
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
...Must be suddenly restored:
From this national confusion,
From this ruined earth and skies,...
Must be suddenly restored:
From this national confusion,
From this ruined earth and skies,
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