"pleasure" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
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Come, souls that are longing for pleasure,
Our Savior has pleasures to give;...
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Come, souls that are longing for pleasure,
Our Savior has pleasures to give;
...E’er the day is over we our thanks would say,
For the many pleasures we have had today,
Parents, friends and teachers made us happy, quite—...
E’er the day is over we our thanks would say,
For the many pleasures we have had today,
Parents, friends and teachers made us happy, quite—
...E’er the day is over we our thanks would say,
For the many pleasures we have had today,
Parents, friends and teachers made us happy, quite—...
E’er the day is over we our thanks would say,
For the many pleasures we have had today,
Parents, friends and teachers made us happy, quite—
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Sinful pleasures now are past,
I’m an heir with Christ at last,...
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Sinful pleasures now are past,
I’m an heir with Christ at last,
...Oh, why will ye die?
The pleasures of earth are deluding,
They soon, ah, they soon pass away;...
Oh, why will ye die?
The pleasures of earth are deluding,
They soon, ah, they soon pass away;
...’Tis with the righteous well;
In pleasure’s light, and sorrow’s night,
’Tis with the righteous well....
’Tis with the righteous well;
In pleasure’s light, and sorrow’s night,
’Tis with the righteous well.
...’Tis with the righteous well;
In pleasure’s light, and sorrow’s night,
’Tis with the righteous well....
’Tis with the righteous well;
In pleasure’s light, and sorrow’s night,
’Tis with the righteous well.
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The world is grown old, and her pleasures are past;
The world is grown old, and her form may not last;...
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The world is grown old, and her pleasures are past;
The world is grown old, and her form may not last;
...Blessèd Jesus, King of Grace,
That life’s riches, cares and pleasures
Have no power Thee to efface....
Blessèd Jesus, King of Grace,
That life’s riches, cares and pleasures
Have no power Thee to efface.
...The angels then are near.
Oh, watch you well in pleasure!
For pleasure oft betrays;...
The angels then are near.
Oh, watch you well in pleasure!
For pleasure oft betrays;
...I would love things above,
Yielding higher pleasure.
Sons of mirth your joys deceive you,...
I would love things above,
Yielding higher pleasure.
Sons of mirth your joys deceive you,
...Religion never was designed,
To make our pleasures less,
To make our pleasures less....
Religion never was designed,
To make our pleasures less,
To make our pleasures less.
...With Thy worship shall be blest;
In our pleasure and our glee,
Lord, we would remember Thee....
With Thy worship shall be blest;
In our pleasure and our glee,
Lord, we would remember Thee.
...To the joy the Gospel brings?
Well may we resign its pleasures,
Jesus gives us better things;...
To the joy the Gospel brings?
Well may we resign its pleasures,
Jesus gives us better things;
...But grace has set me free.
Its pleasures now no longer please,
No more content afford;...
But grace has set me free.
Its pleasures now no longer please,
No more content afford;
...Naught of this world’s delusive dream;
I have renounced all sinful pleasure;
Jesus is mine, there’s nothing between....
Naught of this world’s delusive dream;
I have renounced all sinful pleasure;
Jesus is mine, there’s nothing between.
...For God Himself is there.
Here all our pleasures soon are past,
Our brightest joys decay;...
For God Himself is there.
Here all our pleasures soon are past,
Our brightest joys decay;
...Who never tread the ways of sin;
With endless pleasures they shall see
A God of spotless purity....
Who never tread the ways of sin;
With endless pleasures they shall see
A God of spotless purity.
...The wonderful I Am,
Found pleasures never wasting,
And Wisdom is my name....
The wonderful I Am,
Found pleasures never wasting,
And Wisdom is my name.
...Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound,
To spread your sacred pleasure round;
Awake each voice, and strike each string,...
Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound,
To spread your sacred pleasure round;
Awake each voice, and strike each string,
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