The phrase "failure" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
failure
...Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of faults and failures,
Stand by me (stand by me);...
Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of faults and failures,
Stand by me (stand by me);
...start
From the depths of sin and failure,
From despair as black as night,...
start
From the depths of sin and failure,
From despair as black as night,
...But trust and believe,
Whatever the failures you’ve known,
Sweet rest and forgiveness...
But trust and believe,
Whatever the failures you’ve known,
Sweet rest and forgiveness
...Never let your spirits faint;
Never, never think of failure,
Be a working saint....
Never let your spirits faint;
Never, never think of failure,
Be a working saint.
...In our wanderings be our guide;
Through endeavor, failure, danger,
Father, be Thou at our side....
In our wanderings be our guide;
Through endeavor, failure, danger,
Father, be Thou at our side.
...And give a song for tears.
Take all the failures, each mistake
Of our poor human ways,...
And give a song for tears.
Take all the failures, each mistake
Of our poor human ways,
...He will answer every prayer.
Take to God your plans and failures,
Any time and anywhere....
He will answer every prayer.
Take to God your plans and failures,
Any time and anywhere.
...To Thee our fears and joys and hopes we bring.
Not in our failures only and our sadness
We seek Thy presence, comforter and friend;...
To Thee our fears and joys and hopes we bring.
Not in our failures only and our sadness
We seek Thy presence, comforter and friend;
...Holds you in its power,
When a fear of failure
Haunts each waking hour,...
Holds you in its power,
When a fear of failure
Haunts each waking hour,
...We are safe in His dear hands!
All our poor mistakes and failures
We are sure He understands....
We are safe in His dear hands!
All our poor mistakes and failures
We are sure He understands.
...But that God His grace might show;
For our failures will He leave us?
Never, no! oh, never, no!...
But that God His grace might show;
For our failures will He leave us?
Never, no! oh, never, no!
...Oh, spirit, o’erwhelmed
By thy failures and fears,
Look up to thy Lord,...
Oh, spirit, o’erwhelmed
By thy failures and fears,
Look up to thy Lord,
...Humbly confessing
Our faults and our failures before Thee.
Children of men,...
Humbly confessing
Our faults and our failures before Thee.
Children of men,
...When my heart and my life have grown weary,
With failure and trouble and loss,
I may still ask for help and for comfort...
When my heart and my life have grown weary,
With failure and trouble and loss,
I may still ask for help and for comfort
...Disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears,
I sink beside the road....
Disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears,
I sink beside the road.
...For I have naught on which to stay my trust.
Nothing I see save failures and shortcomings,
And weak endeavors, crumbling into dust....
For I have naught on which to stay my trust.
Nothing I see save failures and shortcomings,
And weak endeavors, crumbling into dust.
...Come! and meet us in the air.
Come! for man’s rule is but failure;
Come! for e’en Thy Church grows old;...
Come! and meet us in the air.
Come! for man’s rule is but failure;
Come! for e’en Thy Church grows old;
...Come, tell Me all that ye have said and done,
Your victories and failures, hopes and fears.
I know how hardly souls are wooed and won:...
Come, tell Me all that ye have said and done,
Your victories and failures, hopes and fears.
I know how hardly souls are wooed and won:
...In times of dire distress,
In failure or success,
Teach me Thy way!...
In times of dire distress,
In failure or success,
Teach me Thy way!
...Dare to be right! dare to be true!
Other men’s failures can never save you;
Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith,...
Dare to be right! dare to be true!
Other men’s failures can never save you;
Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith,
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