The phrase "saddest" resonates through 11 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
saddest
...A day of wonders is today:
The saddest, yet the gladdest too,
That earth or Heaven ever knew....
A day of wonders is today:
The saddest, yet the gladdest too,
That earth or Heaven ever knew.
...God had given songs by night.
It is oft in saddest moments
That our souls take highest flight;...
God had given songs by night.
It is oft in saddest moments
That our souls take highest flight;
...And make me whole again.
The saddest hour my life has known
Is that wherein I strayed...
And make me whole again.
The saddest hour my life has known
Is that wherein I strayed
...That when I do the right,
The saddest path of duty
Is lightened by its light;...
That when I do the right,
The saddest path of duty
Is lightened by its light;
...Love and gladness everywhere.
E’en the saddest heart grows cheerful
On this glorious Christmas morn;...
Love and gladness everywhere.
E’en the saddest heart grows cheerful
On this glorious Christmas morn;
...Who defeats my fiercest foes?
Who consoles my saddest woes?
Who revives my fainting heart,...
Who defeats my fiercest foes?
Who consoles my saddest woes?
Who revives my fainting heart,
...To a height more fearful.
Born life’s saddest paths to tread,
Thou the world’s salvation,...
To a height more fearful.
Born life’s saddest paths to tread,
Thou the world’s salvation,
...While Thou art mocked and crucified.
And then in hours of saddest gloom
I still will watch around Thy tomb,...
While Thou art mocked and crucified.
And then in hours of saddest gloom
I still will watch around Thy tomb,
...The time for toil is past, and night has come,
The last and saddest of the harvest eves;
Worn out with labor long and wearisome,...
The time for toil is past, and night has come,
The last and saddest of the harvest eves;
Worn out with labor long and wearisome,
...Fair vision! how thy distant gleam
Brightens time’s saddest hue;
Far fairer than the fairest dream,...
Fair vision! how thy distant gleam
Brightens time’s saddest hue;
Far fairer than the fairest dream,
...Noblest, truest, oldest, newest,
Fairest, rarest, saddest, gladdest,
That this earth has ever known....
Noblest, truest, oldest, newest,
Fairest, rarest, saddest, gladdest,
That this earth has ever known.
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