faint­ing head

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

“faint­ing head”· 5 hymns found
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Her li­ber­ties be well se­cured,
Tear up the fer­tile ground.
While at Thy cross I kneel,
Thy match­less grace to tell.
Had not the Lord, my rock, my help,

faint­ing head

Let fear­some can­nons cease to roar,
And trade re­vive again;
And all Thy sor­rows feel.
On Thy dear faith­ful breast;
My life had now in si­lence dwelt,

To Our Once Favored Native Land

Lyricist: Benjamin Beddome, 1778. Timothy Matthews, 1883
Hymn 1

...Her li­ber­ties be well se­cured,

And com­merce lift its faint­ing head.

Let fear­some can­nons cease to roar,...

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Her li­ber­ties be well se­cured,

And com­merce lift its faint­ing head.

Let fear­some can­nons cease to roar,

To Our Once Favored Native Land

Sovereign of Heav’n and Earth, Behold

Lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: Jessie Irvine, 1872
Hymn 2

...Tear up the fer­tile ground.

See com­merce raise her faint­ing head,

And trade re­vive again;...

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Tear up the fer­tile ground.

See com­merce raise her faint­ing head,

And trade re­vive again;

Sovereign of Heav’n and Earth, Behold

O Jesus, Sweet the Tears I Shed

Lyricist: Ray Palmer, 1867
Composer: William Arnold, 1791
Hymn 3

...While at Thy cross I kneel,

Gaze on Thy wound­ed, faint­ing head,

And all Thy sor­rows feel....

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While at Thy cross I kneel,

Gaze on Thy wound­ed, faint­ing head,

And all Thy sor­rows feel.

O Jesus, Sweet the Tears I Shed

My God, Thy Service Well Demands

Lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
Composer: James Walch, 1860
Hymn 4

...Thy match­less grace to tell.

Calmly I bowed my faint­ing head

On Thy dear faith­ful breast;...

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Thy match­less grace to tell.

Calmly I bowed my faint­ing head

On Thy dear faith­ful breast;

My God, Thy Service Well Demands

Who Will Arise and Plead My Right?

Lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: William Croft, 1708
Hymn 5

...Had not the Lord, my rock, my help,

Sustained my faint­ing head,

My life had now in si­lence dwelt,...

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Had not the Lord, my rock, my help,

Sustained my faint­ing head,

My life had now in si­lence dwelt,

Who Will Arise and Plead My Right?

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