The phrase "evil world" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
evil world
...Come, O my chosen people come,
Far from the evil world retire,
Wise to escape th’impending doom,...
Come, O my chosen people come,
Far from the evil world retire,
Wise to escape th’impending doom,
...Righteousness and peace and joy,
Which the evil world, that never
Can receive, cannot destroy,...
Righteousness and peace and joy,
Which the evil world, that never
Can receive, cannot destroy,
...The cross with all its scorn?
Or love a faithless, evil world,
That wreathed His brow with thorn,...
The cross with all its scorn?
Or love a faithless, evil world,
That wreathed His brow with thorn,
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