We found "savage" used in 7 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
savage
...Lay there the pall of night—
Gloom of a savage heathendom,
With foul and bloody rite....
Lay there the pall of night—
Gloom of a savage heathendom,
With foul and bloody rite.
...Barbarous people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like savage beasts!
Like lions gaping to devour,...
Barbarous people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like savage beasts!
Like lions gaping to devour,
...Inclines to gentleness and peace
The heart of savage man.
And can our stony bosoms be...
Inclines to gentleness and peace
The heart of savage man.
And can our stony bosoms be
...With Spirit-given power.
The savage hugs his god of stone
And fears descent of night;...
With Spirit-given power.
The savage hugs his god of stone
And fears descent of night;
...Despoiled of its magnificence,
The savage hunter treads it down;
It fades beneath a tyrant’s frown;...
Despoiled of its magnificence,
The savage hunter treads it down;
It fades beneath a tyrant’s frown;
...To each rapacious band a prey;
The savage boar with restless toil
Uproots it from the loosened soil,...
To each rapacious band a prey;
The savage boar with restless toil
Uproots it from the loosened soil,
...Pain devours its holy Victim,
Searing, savage, raging, cruel!
Eager waits the Mouth of Sheol,...
Pain devours its holy Victim,
Searing, savage, raging, cruel!
Eager waits the Mouth of Sheol,
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