The phrase "flies" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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...Dear is Thy refuge, and welcome to me;
Rock in the desert, my soul flies to Thee.
My soul flies to Thee, my soul flies to Thee,...
Dear is Thy refuge, and welcome to me;
Rock in the desert, my soul flies to Thee.
My soul flies to Thee, my soul flies to Thee,
...And if we wake, or if we sleep,
Swift flies the heav’nly train,
Swift flies the heav’nly train....
And if we wake, or if we sleep,
Swift flies the heav’nly train,
Swift flies the heav’nly train.
...When the chord of life is broken,
And the soul flies heavenward,
As the last farewell is uttered,...
When the chord of life is broken,
And the soul flies heavenward,
As the last farewell is uttered,
...Life is a span, a fleeting hour,
How soon the vapor flies!
Man is a tender, transient flower,...
Life is a span, a fleeting hour,
How soon the vapor flies!
Man is a tender, transient flower,
...All, for this generation is outpoured.
Time swiftly flies; eternity is nearing;
A new age dawns, with my appearing Lord....
All, for this generation is outpoured.
Time swiftly flies; eternity is nearing;
A new age dawns, with my appearing Lord.
...’Tis like the spider’s airy web,
From every breath that flies.
Fixed on his house, he leans; his house,...
’Tis like the spider’s airy web,
From every breath that flies.
Fixed on his house, he leans; his house,
...But the strongest,
Flies before Thy glorious name,
Flies before Thy glorious name....
But the strongest,
Flies before Thy glorious name,
Flies before Thy glorious name.
...In every trying hour
My soul to Jesus flies;
I trust in His almighty power,...
In every trying hour
My soul to Jesus flies;
I trust in His almighty power,
...And when thy soul and body part,
Thy guilty spirit flies
From earth, with kindred fiends to dwell,...
And when thy soul and body part,
Thy guilty spirit flies
From earth, with kindred fiends to dwell,
...[Or, In every trouble, sharp and strong]
My soul to Jesus flies;
My anchor-hold is firm on Him,...
[Or, In every trouble, sharp and strong]
My soul to Jesus flies;
My anchor-hold is firm on Him,
...Darkness and tempest, smoke and fire,
Attend Him as He flies.
How awful is the sight!...
Darkness and tempest, smoke and fire,
Attend Him as He flies.
How awful is the sight!
...Slumber not, slumber not,
For the time flies apace—
The time for the Bridegroom is near;...
Slumber not, slumber not,
For the time flies apace—
The time for the Bridegroom is near;
...Hosanna to our conquering king!
The prince of darkness flies,
His troops rush headlong down to hell,...
Hosanna to our conquering king!
The prince of darkness flies,
His troops rush headlong down to hell,
...We are escaped, as from the snare,
A bird in safety flies;
The snare is broken and our souls...
We are escaped, as from the snare,
A bird in safety flies;
The snare is broken and our souls
...Star of faith, when winds are mocking
All his toil, he flies to Thee;
Save him on the billows rocking,...
Star of faith, when winds are mocking
All his toil, he flies to Thee;
Save him on the billows rocking,
...Which brings us home to God.
Dismissed from clay, the spirit flies,
And near its Savior shines;...
Which brings us home to God.
Dismissed from clay, the spirit flies,
And near its Savior shines;
...How slowly doth His wrath arise!
On swifter wings salvation flies;
And if He lets His anger burn,...
How slowly doth His wrath arise!
On swifter wings salvation flies;
And if He lets His anger burn,
...Up to the world of perfect light;
Thither the happy spirit flies,
And faith and hope are turned to sight....
Up to the world of perfect light;
Thither the happy spirit flies,
And faith and hope are turned to sight.
...It shines by Thy command.
The present moment flies
And bears our life away;...
It shines by Thy command.
The present moment flies
And bears our life away;
...That shows salvation nigh.
On all the wings of time it flies;
Each moment brings it near;...
That shows salvation nigh.
On all the wings of time it flies;
Each moment brings it near;
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