de­sires

The phrase "de­sires" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“de­sires”· 5 hymns found
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My all in­to Thy hands;
Now I for­bid my car­nal hope,
Walking with Je­sus I’ll sure­ly find
And warm and warm­er grows
In the bound­less realms of thought;

de­sires

Ambitions, dreams and plans.
I give my mor­tal in­ter­est up,
All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!
Hope points the up­ward gaze;
Flaming like those up­per fires!

Thy Will, Not Mine

Composer: Charles Washburn, 1928
Hymn 1

...My all in­to Thy hands;

My as­pi­ra­tions, hopes, de­sires,

Ambitions, dreams and plans....

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My all in­to Thy hands;

My as­pi­ra­tions, hopes, de­sires,

Ambitions, dreams and plans.

Thy Will, Not Mine

Teach Me the Measure of My Days

Lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Day’s Psalter, 1563
Hymn 2

...Now I for­bid my car­nal hope,

My fond de­sires re­call;

I give my mor­tal in­ter­est up,...

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Now I for­bid my car­nal hope,

My fond de­sires re­call;

I give my mor­tal in­ter­est up,

Teach Me the Measure of My Days

Nearer to Jesus

Lyricist: Tamra Lee, 2015
Composer: Lelia Morris, 1898
Hymn 3

...Walking with Je­sus I’ll sure­ly find

All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!

All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!...

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Walking with Je­sus I’ll sure­ly find

All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!

All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!

Nearer to Jesus

Sweet Is the Prayer Whose Holy Stream

Lyricist: Harriet Martineau, 1829
Composer: James Turle, 1835
Hymn 4

...And warm and warm­er grows

Faith grasps the bless­ing she de­sires,

Hope points the up­ward gaze;...

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And warm and warm­er grows

Faith grasps the bless­ing she de­sires,

Hope points the up­ward gaze;

Sweet Is the Prayer Whose Holy Stream

Slowly, by God’s Hand Unfurled

Lyricist: William Furness, 1823
Composer: Carl von Weber, 1826
Hymn 5

...In the bound­less realms of thought;

High and in­fi­nite de­sires,

Flaming like those up­per fires!...

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In the bound­less realms of thought;

High and in­fi­nite de­sires,

Flaming like those up­per fires!

Slowly, by God’s Hand Unfurled

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