The phrase "quest" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
quest
...He called to me by name;
All weary with my fruitless quest, fruitless quest,
I told Him all and thus found rest, thus found rest,...
He called to me by name;
All weary with my fruitless quest, fruitless quest,
I told Him all and thus found rest, thus found rest,
...Their haven thro’ the air.
Calm Christ, courageous in Thy quest,
Whose light led men afar,...
Their haven thro’ the air.
Calm Christ, courageous in Thy quest,
Whose light led men afar,
...Upon the mountain of unrest,
I heard a voice of loving quest,
Come, I will be thy spirit’s rest,...
Upon the mountain of unrest,
I heard a voice of loving quest,
Come, I will be thy spirit’s rest,
...Changed into His likeness!
This my heart’s one quest!
From my heart reflected,...
Changed into His likeness!
This my heart’s one quest!
From my heart reflected,
...And evermore undone.
Here would we end our quest:
Alone are found in Thee,...
And evermore undone.
Here would we end our quest:
Alone are found in Thee,
...And gave their offerings rare.
Their quest was found, and to the ground
They bowed the head in prayer....
And gave their offerings rare.
Their quest was found, and to the ground
They bowed the head in prayer.
...Dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
May we hallow life’s brief span....
Dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
May we hallow life’s brief span.
...Is set in the mountain’s cold, pitiless side;
But the rock of my safety, the home of my quest,
’Tis the heart of my Savior: How warm and how blest!...
Is set in the mountain’s cold, pitiless side;
But the rock of my safety, the home of my quest,
’Tis the heart of my Savior: How warm and how blest!
...They came to seek a new beginning,
The human spirit’s ageless quest:
Repentance and an end of sinning,...
They came to seek a new beginning,
The human spirit’s ageless quest:
Repentance and an end of sinning,
...More freedom from earth-stains,
More quest for the throne,
More fit for the kingdom,...
More freedom from earth-stains,
More quest for the throne,
More fit for the kingdom,
...Something compelling that will draw to Thee.
Father, I thank Thee that my quest is ended.
I reign in life with Christ upon the throne...
Something compelling that will draw to Thee.
Father, I thank Thee that my quest is ended.
I reign in life with Christ upon the throne
...We praise the One who music doth impart.
For all that calls us from the quest of gain,
For Christ’s compassion in the hour of pain,...
We praise the One who music doth impart.
For all that calls us from the quest of gain,
For Christ’s compassion in the hour of pain,
...Thou great I Am! In Thee we rest,
True answer to our every quest.
Thou only art true Life,...
Thou great I Am! In Thee we rest,
True answer to our every quest.
Thou only art true Life,
...Blood erases.
No quest we need, ere truth be found,
To Heaven’s heights or underground;...
Blood erases.
No quest we need, ere truth be found,
To Heaven’s heights or underground;
...It is because Thou art
We’re driven to the quest;
Till truth from falsehood part,...
It is because Thou art
We’re driven to the quest;
Till truth from falsehood part,
...It was weary, He is rest;
He our end as He our quest.
Wandering sinner, striving saint,...
It was weary, He is rest;
He our end as He our quest.
Wandering sinner, striving saint,
...Your whole self present to Him.
Vain your quest for lasting pleasure,
Wealth, success, and worldly fame;...
Your whole self present to Him.
Vain your quest for lasting pleasure,
Wealth, success, and worldly fame;
...The Spirit’s very likeness is portrayed?”
So sought I long, and hopeless was my quest;
These eyes grew dim and blind and found no rest,...
The Spirit’s very likeness is portrayed?”
So sought I long, and hopeless was my quest;
These eyes grew dim and blind and found no rest,
...Abide in God’s will,
Make Christ our goal, quest, and theme!
Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly,...
Abide in God’s will,
Make Christ our goal, quest, and theme!
Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly,
...The city of their dreams!
One thought is theirs, one eager quest,
The King—O where is He?...
The city of their dreams!
One thought is theirs, one eager quest,
The King—O where is He?
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