The phrase "discern" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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...Who is He that makes me wise
To discern where duty lies?
Who is He that makes me true...
Who is He that makes me wise
To discern where duty lies?
Who is He that makes me true
...Behind this rite which Love supplies,
Our grateful souls discern
The body of the sacrifice...
Behind this rite which Love supplies,
Our grateful souls discern
The body of the sacrifice
...To this our fallen world displayed,
May I discern with cleansèd eyes
The Godhead in our flesh arrayed!...
To this our fallen world displayed,
May I discern with cleansèd eyes
The Godhead in our flesh arrayed!
...With singing for Zion’s bright day;
Far, far on the hilltops their glad eyes discern,
And sorrow and fear flee away....
With singing for Zion’s bright day;
Far, far on the hilltops their glad eyes discern,
And sorrow and fear flee away.
...The lofty mountains and the hills
With trembling awe our God discerned.
What aileth thee, O troubled sea?...
The lofty mountains and the hills
With trembling awe our God discerned.
What aileth thee, O troubled sea?
...No longer apart we shall roam,
All our loved ones in Christ we shall surely discern—
At rest in His presence, forever at home....
No longer apart we shall roam,
All our loved ones in Christ we shall surely discern—
At rest in His presence, forever at home.
...This treacherous mystery,
And deeply own the cross, discern
The hope that rests in Thee....
This treacherous mystery,
And deeply own the cross, discern
The hope that rests in Thee.
...No longer apart we shall roam,
All our loved ones in Christ we shall surely discern—
At rest in His presence, forever at home....
No longer apart we shall roam,
All our loved ones in Christ we shall surely discern—
At rest in His presence, forever at home.
...To make men with Him sons of God.
Our eyes Thy loveliness discern,
Where nature weaves Thy wondrous dress,...
To make men with Him sons of God.
Our eyes Thy loveliness discern,
Where nature weaves Thy wondrous dress,
...By and by, by and by;
Jesus’ words we shall discern
By and by, by and by;...
By and by, by and by;
Jesus’ words we shall discern
By and by, by and by;
...Thy heavenly Father’s will;
Give us quickness to discern,
And boldness to fulfill:...
Thy heavenly Father’s will;
Give us quickness to discern,
And boldness to fulfill:
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Faith discerns a country brighter than day,
It is free from earthly sorrow and care;...
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Faith discerns a country brighter than day,
It is free from earthly sorrow and care;
...Then they that fear Thee shall be glad
When they my hope in God discern.
Thou, Lord, art just in all Thy ways,...
Then they that fear Thee shall be glad
When they my hope in God discern.
Thou, Lord, art just in all Thy ways,
...The secrets of Thy Father’s breast,
And all Thy grace discern.
Here conscience ends its strife,...
The secrets of Thy Father’s breast,
And all Thy grace discern.
Here conscience ends its strife,
...Kind deeds will shine thro’ the darkness afar;
Some sinking soul may its twinkling discern,
Oh, come to the haven and righteousness learn....
Kind deeds will shine thro’ the darkness afar;
Some sinking soul may its twinkling discern,
Oh, come to the haven and righteousness learn.
...To lay her reason at His throne;
Too weak His secrets to discern,
Shall trust Him for her guide alone....
To lay her reason at His throne;
Too weak His secrets to discern,
Shall trust Him for her guide alone.
...The children of their love.
Assembled worlds will then discern
The saints alone are blest;...
The children of their love.
Assembled worlds will then discern
The saints alone are blest;
...For the Master hath lifted the veil from our eyes,
And our faith-strengthened vision discerns
How the heavenly city is thrilling with joy,...
For the Master hath lifted the veil from our eyes,
And our faith-strengthened vision discerns
How the heavenly city is thrilling with joy,
...And seek a Father’s melting heart,
Whose pitying eyes thy grief discern,
Whose hand can heal thine inward smart....
And seek a Father’s melting heart,
Whose pitying eyes thy grief discern,
Whose hand can heal thine inward smart.
...And when in faith our souls draw near,
May we discern Thy presence here.
And when these earthly Sabbaths cease,...
And when in faith our souls draw near,
May we discern Thy presence here.
And when these earthly Sabbaths cease,
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