The phrase "plain" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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...And darkened fingers of the night
Are cast upon the plains and rills,
And hide all nature from the light....
And darkened fingers of the night
Are cast upon the plains and rills,
And hide all nature from the light.
...start
Upon Judea’s midnight plains
The shepherds watched of old;...
start
Upon Judea’s midnight plains
The shepherds watched of old;
...Hosanna! sound from hill to hill,
And spread from plain to plain,
While louder, sweeter, clearer still,...
Hosanna! sound from hill to hill,
And spread from plain to plain,
While louder, sweeter, clearer still,
...Lowly shepherds watch are keeping
O’er their flocks on Judah’s plains.
Hark the song, the song of angels,...
Lowly shepherds watch are keeping
O’er their flocks on Judah’s plains.
Hark the song, the song of angels,
...Tidings that angels loudly proclaim,
Judea’s plains the message have heard:
Jesus is come to reign....
Tidings that angels loudly proclaim,
Judea’s plains the message have heard:
Jesus is come to reign.
...For perishing sinners, to suffer and die,
The vigilant shepherds on Bethlehem’s plain,
Heard whispers of angels, again and again,...
For perishing sinners, to suffer and die,
The vigilant shepherds on Bethlehem’s plain,
Heard whispers of angels, again and again,
...Go with Elijah to Carmel, brother,
There is dearth in all the plain.
Stay in the valley no longer, brother,...
Go with Elijah to Carmel, brother,
There is dearth in all the plain.
Stay in the valley no longer, brother,
...Christ receiveth sinful men;
Make the message clear and plain:
Christ receiveth sinful men....
Christ receiveth sinful men;
Make the message clear and plain:
Christ receiveth sinful men.
...Christ receiveth sinful men;
Make the message clear and plain:
Christ receiveth sinful men....
Christ receiveth sinful men;
Make the message clear and plain:
Christ receiveth sinful men.
...While humble shepherds watched their flocks
In Bethl’hem’s plains by night,
An angel sent from Heav’n appeared,...
While humble shepherds watched their flocks
In Bethl’hem’s plains by night,
An angel sent from Heav’n appeared,
...Your memory to me’s worth more than gold;
As you ride upon the plain
Midst the sunshine and the rain,...
Your memory to me’s worth more than gold;
As you ride upon the plain
Midst the sunshine and the rain,
...’Tis Christmas eve! The setting sun
Makes shadows lengthen on the plain;
The stars come twinkling one by one,...
’Tis Christmas eve! The setting sun
Makes shadows lengthen on the plain;
The stars come twinkling one by one,
...Of the angels of light,
As, bending o’er Bethlehem’s plain,
They struck their bright harps,...
Of the angels of light,
As, bending o’er Bethlehem’s plain,
They struck their bright harps,
...Of the angels of light,
As, bending o’er Bethlehem’s plain,
They struck their bright harps,...
Of the angels of light,
As, bending o’er Bethlehem’s plain,
They struck their bright harps,
...Ride three princes great in might,
Over mountain, over plain,
Thee a-seeking, Thee a-seeking,...
Ride three princes great in might,
Over mountain, over plain,
Thee a-seeking, Thee a-seeking,
...Tidings of joy to men they bring;
Bethlehem’s plain with music is ringing,
Jesus today is born a king;...
Tidings of joy to men they bring;
Bethlehem’s plain with music is ringing,
Jesus today is born a king;
...Rise and bear to distant homes,
Scatter wide o’er hill and plain,
Joyful news that Jesus comes...
Rise and bear to distant homes,
Scatter wide o’er hill and plain,
Joyful news that Jesus comes
...Tidings of joy to men they bring;
Bethlehem’s plain with music is ringing,
Jesus today is born a king;...
Tidings of joy to men they bring;
Bethlehem’s plain with music is ringing,
Jesus today is born a king;
...Heard the midnight song,
On the plains of Judah;
From that shining throng....
Heard the midnight song,
On the plains of Judah;
From that shining throng.
...And for us was crucified.
Make it plain that all may read,
Christ the Lord has ris’n indeed;...
And for us was crucified.
Make it plain that all may read,
Christ the Lord has ris’n indeed;
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