"decay" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
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Earth’s transitory things decay,
Its pomps, its pleasures pass away;...
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Earth’s transitory things decay,
Its pomps, its pleasures pass away;
...I’ll sing my Jesus’ lovely name
When all things else decay,
When all things else decay....
I’ll sing my Jesus’ lovely name
When all things else decay,
When all things else decay.
...And can an all creating arm
Grow weary or decay?
Supreme in wisdom as in power...
And can an all creating arm
Grow weary or decay?
Supreme in wisdom as in power
...And strangers to the skies?
These transient scenes will soon decay,
They fade upon the sight;...
And strangers to the skies?
These transient scenes will soon decay,
They fade upon the sight;
...And idol forms shall perish,
And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,...
And idol forms shall perish,
And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,
...Proud, earthly powers have passed away,
And kingdoms crumbled to decay.
But perfume from the Magi gift...
Proud, earthly powers have passed away,
And kingdoms crumbled to decay.
But perfume from the Magi gift
...Oft have I sat in secret sighs
To feel my flesh decay;
Then groaned aloud with frighted eyes,...
Oft have I sat in secret sighs
To feel my flesh decay;
Then groaned aloud with frighted eyes,
...No night is there, no sorrow,
No death, and no decay;
No yesterday, no morrow—...
No night is there, no sorrow,
No death, and no decay;
No yesterday, no morrow—
...That precious wealth shall be their dower,
Which cannot know decay;
Which moth or rust shall ne’er devour,...
That precious wealth shall be their dower,
Which cannot know decay;
Which moth or rust shall ne’er devour,
...And shall forever stand.
No more His kingdom shall decay,
No more the temple fall;...
And shall forever stand.
No more His kingdom shall decay,
No more the temple fall;
...And bid the mourning saint rejoice,
Though earthly joys decay;
Thou, whose inspiring breath...
And bid the mourning saint rejoice,
Though earthly joys decay;
Thou, whose inspiring breath
...Thought on this His habitation,
Looked on His decayed abode;
Heard our prayers, and helped our counsels,...
Thought on this His habitation,
Looked on His decayed abode;
Heard our prayers, and helped our counsels,
...Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,
An eve untouched by shadows of decay,
The brightness of a holy deathbed blending...
Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,
An eve untouched by shadows of decay,
The brightness of a holy deathbed blending
...When once the Judge appears,
And sun and moon decay,
That measure mortals’ years;...
When once the Judge appears,
And sun and moon decay,
That measure mortals’ years;
...Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never:...
Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never:
...And nature’s self to dust return;
Her crumbling altars must decay;
Her incense fires shall cease to burn:...
And nature’s self to dust return;
Her crumbling altars must decay;
Her incense fires shall cease to burn:
...Ye wheels of nature, speed your course;
Ye mortal powers, decay;
Fast as ye bring the night of death,...
Ye wheels of nature, speed your course;
Ye mortal powers, decay;
Fast as ye bring the night of death,
...The weak through His power be strong.
His mercy endureth while worlds decay,
His pity doth ever abide;...
The weak through His power be strong.
His mercy endureth while worlds decay,
His pity doth ever abide;
...There should it be found inscribèd,
It shall never know decay,
Though the rocks and hills may vanish,...
There should it be found inscribèd,
It shall never know decay,
Though the rocks and hills may vanish,
...The weak through His power be strong.
His mercy endureth while worlds decay,
His pity doth ever abide;...
The weak through His power be strong.
His mercy endureth while worlds decay,
His pity doth ever abide;
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