"strain" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
strain
...Is the sweet and glad refrain.
There’s no discord in the strain,
There’s no discord in the strain....
Is the sweet and glad refrain.
There’s no discord in the strain,
There’s no discord in the strain.
...Far, far away on Judea’s plains,
Shepherds of old heard the joyous strains:
Glory to God, glory to God,...
Far, far away on Judea’s plains,
Shepherds of old heard the joyous strains:
Glory to God, glory to God,
...The shepherds watched of old;
When lo! from Heaven, seraphic strains
Of joy and triumph rolled....
The shepherds watched of old;
When lo! from Heaven, seraphic strains
Of joy and triumph rolled.
...Softly through the mellow starlight
Steals a strain of silver song;
Lo, the echoing hills proclaim it,...
Softly through the mellow starlight
Steals a strain of silver song;
Lo, the echoing hills proclaim it,
...Their songs of triumph sing;
And shall we not take up the strain,
And send the echo back again?...
Their songs of triumph sing;
And shall we not take up the strain,
And send the echo back again?
...Oh, list and hear thro’ circling years
The beauteous strains of old,
Come stealing thro’ the distant winds...
Oh, list and hear thro’ circling years
The beauteous strains of old,
Come stealing thro’ the distant winds
...Glory in the highest,
Sang the glad angelic strain:
Glory in the highest,...
Glory in the highest,
Sang the glad angelic strain:
Glory in the highest,
...Shout the glorious tidings,
Swell the strains of gladness;
Lived a life of poverty...
Shout the glorious tidings,
Swell the strains of gladness;
Lived a life of poverty
...Fills the heav’ns above:
Shepherds heard a distant strain,
Watching on Judea’s plain,...
Fills the heav’ns above:
Shepherds heard a distant strain,
Watching on Judea’s plain,
...Beneath the midnight sky,
Who heard the angel’s joyful strain,
Who heard the angel’s joyful strain,...
Beneath the midnight sky,
Who heard the angel’s joyful strain,
Who heard the angel’s joyful strain,
...Glory filled the earth dispelling gloom.
Wake, sweetest strains of music!
Telling out the story...
Glory filled the earth dispelling gloom.
Wake, sweetest strains of music!
Telling out the story
...Lord, with sin-bound souls Thou bearest,
Struggling towards this strain divine;
Glad on mortal lips Thou hearest...
Lord, with sin-bound souls Thou bearest,
Struggling towards this strain divine;
Glad on mortal lips Thou hearest
...With peals of joy the heav’nly arches ring;
Peace on the earth, how sweet the strains of love;
Peace and good will from Him who reigns above....
With peals of joy the heav’nly arches ring;
Peace on the earth, how sweet the strains of love;
Peace and good will from Him who reigns above.
...With peals of joy the heav’nly arches ring;
Peace on the earth, how sweet the strains of love;
Peace and good will from Him who reigns above....
With peals of joy the heav’nly arches ring;
Peace on the earth, how sweet the strains of love;
Peace and good will from Him who reigns above.
...Unto earth is born a Savior,
Now methinks I hear the strain,
As the silver tones are ringing,...
Unto earth is born a Savior,
Now methinks I hear the strain,
As the silver tones are ringing,
...And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!...
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
...With peals of joy the heav’nly arches ring;
Peace on the earth, how sweet the strains of love;
Peace and good will from Him who reigns above....
With peals of joy the heav’nly arches ring;
Peace on the earth, how sweet the strains of love;
Peace and good will from Him who reigns above.
...His name is over every other.
Then lift the happy strain,
And sing the glad refrain—...
His name is over every other.
Then lift the happy strain,
And sing the glad refrain—
...On your way no ray of light?
Strain your ear, all Heaven’s watching;
God can give you songs by night....
On your way no ray of light?
Strain your ear, all Heaven’s watching;
God can give you songs by night.
...Now such a child is born.
Glory to God in highest strains
In highest worlds be paid;...
Now such a child is born.
Glory to God in highest strains
In highest worlds be paid;
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