The phrase "murmuring" resonates through 19 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
murmuring
...The rude are gentle on this hallowed day;
The murmuring put their discontent away,
The murmuring put their discontent away....
The rude are gentle on this hallowed day;
The murmuring put their discontent away,
The murmuring put their discontent away.
...I render up my son.
Without a murmuring wish I give
The child Thou gav’st to me;...
I render up my son.
Without a murmuring wish I give
The child Thou gav’st to me;
...Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, His counsels wise....
Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, His counsels wise.
...Assuage my grief, remove my fears,
Suppress my murmuring, dry my tears;
Help me to own Thee as my Lord,...
Assuage my grief, remove my fears,
Suppress my murmuring, dry my tears;
Help me to own Thee as my Lord,
...And feel that death is gain.
’Tis not that murmuring thoughts arise,
And dread a Father’s will,...
And feel that death is gain.
’Tis not that murmuring thoughts arise,
And dread a Father’s will,
...When tender friends and kindred die.
Yet not one anxious murmuring thought
Should with our mourning passions blend;...
When tender friends and kindred die.
Yet not one anxious murmuring thought
Should with our mourning passions blend;
...Be my earthly lot,
Let my murmurings never
Say, I know Him not....
Be my earthly lot,
Let my murmurings never
Say, I know Him not.
...Lo! He will gather the people to Him.
Spread the glad message, ye murmuring rivers,
Breezes repeat it from mountain to sea,...
Lo! He will gather the people to Him.
Spread the glad message, ye murmuring rivers,
Breezes repeat it from mountain to sea,
...Be my earthly lot,
Let my murmurings never
Say, I know Him not....
Be my earthly lot,
Let my murmurings never
Say, I know Him not.
...They were entirely Thine.
Nor would I drop a murmuring word,
Though the whole world were gone,...
They were entirely Thine.
Nor would I drop a murmuring word,
Though the whole world were gone,
...And trembling faith is changed to fear,
The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf,
Shall softly tell us, Thou art near!...
And trembling faith is changed to fear,
The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf,
Shall softly tell us, Thou art near!
...There were whisperings in the heavens,
There were murmurings in the clouds;
There were harp-tones full of sweetness...
There were whisperings in the heavens,
There were murmurings in the clouds;
There were harp-tones full of sweetness
...A weight of sorrow hung;
Yet no ungentle, murmuring word
Escaped Thy silent tongue....
A weight of sorrow hung;
Yet no ungentle, murmuring word
Escaped Thy silent tongue.
...Let our hearts be always cheerful;
Why should murmuring enter there,
When our kind and loving Father...
Let our hearts be always cheerful;
Why should murmuring enter there,
When our kind and loving Father
...Beyond the dark valley of time;
Over thy gentle, murmuring tide
The bells of eternity chime....
Beyond the dark valley of time;
Over thy gentle, murmuring tide
The bells of eternity chime.
...If roaming by the ocean’s shore,
The murmuring waves sing low to me,
Or thundering billows hoarsely roar,...
If roaming by the ocean’s shore,
The murmuring waves sing low to me,
Or thundering billows hoarsely roar,
...And rapturous awe, and silent love.
Then every murmuring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost;...
And rapturous awe, and silent love.
Then every murmuring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost;
...New springs the thirsty earth divide,
And murmuring lift the head.
There myriads, late with hunger wan,...
New springs the thirsty earth divide,
And murmuring lift the head.
There myriads, late with hunger wan,
...And lift your eyes to God’s eternal blue!
Leave, for today, all murmuring and sadness;
Twine Easter lilies, and not asphodels;...
And lift your eyes to God’s eternal blue!
Leave, for today, all murmuring and sadness;
Twine Easter lilies, and not asphodels;
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