The phrase "skill" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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...Or leaf of loveliest green,
Where heav’nly skill is not displayed,
And heav’nly wisdom seen....
Or leaf of loveliest green,
Where heav’nly skill is not displayed,
And heav’nly wisdom seen.
...Oh, Lord, I would obey;
Be Thou the skillful Potter,
And I the yielding clay....
Oh, Lord, I would obey;
Be Thou the skillful Potter,
And I the yielding clay.
...Nature and time, and earth and skies,
Thy heavenly skill proclaim;
What shall we do to make us wise,...
Nature and time, and earth and skies,
Thy heavenly skill proclaim;
What shall we do to make us wise,
...In ocean deep, or air,
Where skill and wisdom are not found,
For God is everywhere....
In ocean deep, or air,
Where skill and wisdom are not found,
For God is everywhere.
...Holy mountain, holy mountain.
May my right hand forget its skill,
If I do not remember, Your church, Lord....
Holy mountain, holy mountain.
May my right hand forget its skill,
If I do not remember, Your church, Lord.
...My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skills forsake,
This voice in silence die....
My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skills forsake,
This voice in silence die.
...Let envious atheists ne’er complain
That nature wants, or skill, or care:
But turn their eyes all round in vain,...
Let envious atheists ne’er complain
That nature wants, or skill, or care:
But turn their eyes all round in vain,
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D-A-V-I-D, was a skillful shepherd boy, (just a boy,)
Watching over sheep out in the night cold; (Brrrr!)...
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D-A-V-I-D, was a skillful shepherd boy, (just a boy,)
Watching over sheep out in the night cold; (Brrrr!)
...Which oft since then the saints have heard!
May we, when tempests baffle skill,
Hear the commanding, Peace, be still,...
Which oft since then the saints have heard!
May we, when tempests baffle skill,
Hear the commanding, Peace, be still,
...The rolling planets lie,
Give skill to those who now command
The ships that brave the sky....
The rolling planets lie,
Give skill to those who now command
The ships that brave the sky.
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From Thee all skill and science flow,
All pity, care and love,...
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From Thee all skill and science flow,
All pity, care and love,
...There is a great Physician still
Whose hand has all its ancient skill;
At His command our pains will flee—...
There is a great Physician still
Whose hand has all its ancient skill;
At His command our pains will flee—
...Could calm the sea with gentle power,
Grant us the skill to aid the bark
Of those who drift in storm and dark....
Could calm the sea with gentle power,
Grant us the skill to aid the bark
Of those who drift in storm and dark.
...Praise that should be all Thine own.
Little hands, whose wondrous skill
Thou hast giv’n to do Thy will,...
Praise that should be all Thine own.
Little hands, whose wondrous skill
Thou hast giv’n to do Thy will,
...No one hope but of his fees,
And his skill runs on the lees,
Sweet Spirit, comfort me....
No one hope but of his fees,
And his skill runs on the lees,
Sweet Spirit, comfort me.
...Their fatness on the ground.
Lo! here Thy wondrous skill arrays
The earth in cheerful green;...
Their fatness on the ground.
Lo! here Thy wondrous skill arrays
The earth in cheerful green;
...As we view the vast creation,
Planned with wondrous skill,
So our hearts would move to worship,...
As we view the vast creation,
Planned with wondrous skill,
So our hearts would move to worship,
...The winter frost, Thy power display,
Nature proclaims Thy sovereign skill;
Man, and man only, spurns Thy will....
The winter frost, Thy power display,
Nature proclaims Thy sovereign skill;
Man, and man only, spurns Thy will.
...And daily gives us strength to bend
Our thoughts, our skills, our energies,
And life itself to this one end....
And daily gives us strength to bend
Our thoughts, our skills, our energies,
And life itself to this one end.
...Whatever be the task.
Our skill of hand and strength of limb
Are not our own, but Thine;...
Whatever be the task.
Our skill of hand and strength of limb
Are not our own, but Thine;
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