The phrase "persecution" resonates through 12 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
persecution
...With conflicts dearly won,
Beset with persecutions,
Yet ever marching on....
With conflicts dearly won,
Beset with persecutions,
Yet ever marching on.
...Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of persecution,
Stand by me (stand by me);...
Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of persecution,
Stand by me (stand by me);
...The meek, and they for Jesus’ sake,
Who persecutions bear;
He promises a heav’nly home,...
The meek, and they for Jesus’ sake,
Who persecutions bear;
He promises a heav’nly home,
...The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,
Can separate from Christ the Lord....
The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,
Can separate from Christ the Lord.
...For as thy days thy strength shall be.
Should persecution rage and flame,
Still trust in thy Redeemer’s name;...
For as thy days thy strength shall be.
Should persecution rage and flame,
Still trust in thy Redeemer’s name;
...To freedom’s fair land;
Through sore persecution
Our fathers here came,...
To freedom’s fair land;
Through sore persecution
Our fathers here came,
...We stand in danger every hour,
The rage of persecution bear,
And hated as our Lord we are....
We stand in danger every hour,
The rage of persecution bear,
And hated as our Lord we are.
...Like the ransomed ones before;
Keep the faith thro’ persecution,
Never give the battle o’er....
Like the ransomed ones before;
Keep the faith thro’ persecution,
Never give the battle o’er.
...From superstition’s dark domain,
From persecution’s cruel reign,
When erst a tender vine was brought,...
From superstition’s dark domain,
From persecution’s cruel reign,
When erst a tender vine was brought,
...In faith, Lord, let me serve Thee;
Though persecution, grief and pain
Should seek to overwhelm me,...
In faith, Lord, let me serve Thee;
Though persecution, grief and pain
Should seek to overwhelm me,
...With joy unspeakable.
Through persecution bold,
To Thee our songs we raise;...
With joy unspeakable.
Through persecution bold,
To Thee our songs we raise;
...We who face death like sheep within their pen.
Shall trouble, hardship, persecution, hunger?
Shall nakedness or danger or armed men?...
We who face death like sheep within their pen.
Shall trouble, hardship, persecution, hunger?
Shall nakedness or danger or armed men?
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