"righteousness" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
righteousness
...In the firmament’s radiant light,
And they that turn many to righteousness,
Shall shine as the stars, forever bright....
In the firmament’s radiant light,
And they that turn many to righteousness,
Shall shine as the stars, forever bright.
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Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
And upright judgment mete?...
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Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
And upright judgment mete?
...Now heavenly truth unites with grace,
And righteousness and peace embrace;
In full accord they ever stand....
Now heavenly truth unites with grace,
And righteousness and peace embrace;
In full accord they ever stand.
...Thine incarnation gives;
The righteousness which grace imputes,
And faith alone receives....
Thine incarnation gives;
The righteousness which grace imputes,
And faith alone receives.
...Cleanse and clothe this heart of mine
With Thy righteousness divine.
Then, my advocate with God,...
Cleanse and clothe this heart of mine
With Thy righteousness divine.
Then, my advocate with God,
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O Lord, Thy perfect righteousness
Is in Thy judgments shown;...
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O Lord, Thy perfect righteousness
Is in Thy judgments shown;
...Of darkest, deepest shade,
A righteousness I claim,
My own thro’ Jesus made....
Of darkest, deepest shade,
A righteousness I claim,
My own thro’ Jesus made.
...Hail, O Jesus! Hail, O Jesus!
Sun of righteousness, arise!
Sun of righteousness, arise!...
Hail, O Jesus! Hail, O Jesus!
Sun of righteousness, arise!
Sun of righteousness, arise!
...In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him,
The Lord our righteousness;
The light of Heaven seems to fold Him...
In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him,
The Lord our righteousness;
The light of Heaven seems to fold Him
...Remove my guilty stains,
And I will sing Thy righteousness
In grateful, joyous praise....
Remove my guilty stains,
And I will sing Thy righteousness
In grateful, joyous praise.
...Slain in the guilty sinner’s stead,
His spotless righteousness I plead,
And His atoning blood:...
Slain in the guilty sinner’s stead,
His spotless righteousness I plead,
And His atoning blood:
...O God, to Thine anointed king
Give truth and righteousness;
Thy people He will justly judge...
O God, to Thine anointed king
Give truth and righteousness;
Thy people He will justly judge
...Prepare ye the way of the Lord;
Behold, the Lord is coming in His righteousness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord....
Prepare ye the way of the Lord;
Behold, the Lord is coming in His righteousness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
...Prepare ye the way of the Lord;
Behold, the Lord is coming in His righteousness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord....
Prepare ye the way of the Lord;
Behold, the Lord is coming in His righteousness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
...Blest, those who seek
God’s righteousness each day;
They will be filled...
Blest, those who seek
God’s righteousness each day;
They will be filled
...Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing, The Lord, our righteousness.
Our very frame is mixed with sin,...
Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing, The Lord, our righteousness.
Our very frame is mixed with sin,
...Who still in Christ abide,
’Till raised to perfect righteousness,
Are wholly sanctified....
Who still in Christ abide,
’Till raised to perfect righteousness,
Are wholly sanctified.
...Thou know’st I hunger, Lord, and thirst
After Thy righteousness;
My chief and sole desire...
Thou know’st I hunger, Lord, and thirst
After Thy righteousness;
My chief and sole desire
...To every heart of man;
Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,
In all our bosoms reign....
To every heart of man;
Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,
In all our bosoms reign.
...Give us Thyself and Him to know;
The righteousness by God approved,
To us poor sinful Gentiles show;...
Give us Thyself and Him to know;
The righteousness by God approved,
To us poor sinful Gentiles show;
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