We found "desolate" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
desolate
...Hear Thou our cry.
Come to the desolate,
Sad and oppressed;...
Hear Thou our cry.
Come to the desolate,
Sad and oppressed;
...We, in their crowded loneliness,
Would seek the desolate.
For Thou hast placed us side by side...
We, in their crowded loneliness,
Would seek the desolate.
For Thou hast placed us side by side
...To me Thy mercy show,
For I am very desolate
And brought exceeding low....
To me Thy mercy show,
For I am very desolate
And brought exceeding low.
...His truth be thine affiance,
When faint and desolate.
His might thine heart shall strengthen,...
His truth be thine affiance,
When faint and desolate.
His might thine heart shall strengthen,
...For a moment’s reckless folly,
Thus to desolate and mar.
Angry words are lightly spoken,...
For a moment’s reckless folly,
Thus to desolate and mar.
Angry words are lightly spoken,
...Earth has no sorrow that Heav’n cannot heal.
Joy of the desolate, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure!...
Earth has no sorrow that Heav’n cannot heal.
Joy of the desolate, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure!
...Sing of Him joyfully; sing and proclaim
Hope to the desolate, rest thro’ His name;
Sing of His righteousness, mercy and love;...
Sing of Him joyfully; sing and proclaim
Hope to the desolate, rest thro’ His name;
Sing of His righteousness, mercy and love;
...What eye the dazzling glories view?
Zion, the desolate, again
Shall see her lands with roses bloom;...
What eye the dazzling glories view?
Zion, the desolate, again
Shall see her lands with roses bloom;
...O blessèd hope! with this elate
Let not our hearts be desolate,
But, strong in faith, in patience wait...
O blessèd hope! with this elate
Let not our hearts be desolate,
But, strong in faith, in patience wait
...start
Far out on the desolate billow
The sailor sails the sea,...
start
Far out on the desolate billow
The sailor sails the sea,
...And princes, rulers, at their posts,
Awhile sit desolate.
Let priests and people, high and low,...
And princes, rulers, at their posts,
Awhile sit desolate.
Let priests and people, high and low,
...Draw me to Thee.
Hope of the desolate,
Light of my soul,...
Draw me to Thee.
Hope of the desolate,
Light of my soul,
...And thou, who art proud, O turn ye in time,
Nor fall as the desolate tree!
God’s mercy, His infinite love are thine,...
And thou, who art proud, O turn ye in time,
Nor fall as the desolate tree!
God’s mercy, His infinite love are thine,
...Passing by the rich and great,
For the low and desolate.
He can raise the poor to stand...
Passing by the rich and great,
For the low and desolate.
He can raise the poor to stand
...For the millions shining free,
Flash it forth upon the desolate waste;
Precious souls are sinking there,...
For the millions shining free,
Flash it forth upon the desolate waste;
Precious souls are sinking there,
...Our God is gracious, nor will leave
The desolate to mourn.
His voice commands the tempest forth...
Our God is gracious, nor will leave
The desolate to mourn.
His voice commands the tempest forth
...Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night,
How desolate my way!
O shine on this benighted heart,...
Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night,
How desolate my way!
O shine on this benighted heart,
...A look or a smile, that in kindness we give,
May comfort a desolate heart;
May sweeten a life that is lonely and sad,...
A look or a smile, that in kindness we give,
May comfort a desolate heart;
May sweeten a life that is lonely and sad,
...This land, through which His pilgrims go,
Is desolate and dry;
But streams of grace from Him o’erflow...
This land, through which His pilgrims go,
Is desolate and dry;
But streams of grace from Him o’erflow
...Creation droops on every hand,
When famine desolates the land;
And panting in the toils of death,...
Creation droops on every hand,
When famine desolates the land;
And panting in the toils of death,
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