We found "suddenly" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
suddenly
...The lone, dreary wilderness sings of her God;
The rose and the myrtle will suddenly bloom,
The olive of peace spread its branches abroad....
The lone, dreary wilderness sings of her God;
The rose and the myrtle will suddenly bloom,
The olive of peace spread its branches abroad.
...Were watching thro’ the night,
When suddenly around them
There shone a radiance bright...
Were watching thro’ the night,
When suddenly around them
There shone a radiance bright
...New voices mingled in the strain,
And suddenly the mighty throng,
Caught up the thrilling, glad refrain....
New voices mingled in the strain,
And suddenly the mighty throng,
Caught up the thrilling, glad refrain.
...For Him your vigils keep,
Lest coming suddenly, He find
His servants sunk in sleep....
For Him your vigils keep,
Lest coming suddenly, He find
His servants sunk in sleep.
...May quicken and convert us all.
The sinners suddenly convince,
O’erwhelmed beneath their load of sins;...
May quicken and convert us all.
The sinners suddenly convince,
O’erwhelmed beneath their load of sins;
...Let mine enemies be routed,
Be defeated suddenly.
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Let mine enemies be routed,
Be defeated suddenly.
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...The Son hath found His home;
And to His temple suddenly
The Lord of Life hath come....
The Son hath found His home;
And to His temple suddenly
The Lord of Life hath come.
...On the mountain of the wave,
Down as suddenly ’tis hurled
To th’abysses of the grave....
On the mountain of the wave,
Down as suddenly ’tis hurled
To th’abysses of the grave.
...For love of man was born on Christmas Day.
Then suddenly, as if the courts of Heaven
Were overflowing with its joy and love,...
For love of man was born on Christmas Day.
Then suddenly, as if the courts of Heaven
Were overflowing with its joy and love,
...In merriment and song—
Then suddenly the world changed
With great, surprising power;...
In merriment and song—
Then suddenly the world changed
With great, surprising power;
...Blasted, the vigor of the young
Shall fade, and suddenly decay;
The bold, and confident and strong,...
Blasted, the vigor of the young
Shall fade, and suddenly decay;
The bold, and confident and strong,
...Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem;
When suddenly a star arose,
It was the Star of Bethlehem....
Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem;
When suddenly a star arose,
It was the Star of Bethlehem.
...That we no more need sorrow or weep.
Then suddenly came to the angel most bright
All the host of the heavenly choir,...
That we no more need sorrow or weep.
Then suddenly came to the angel most bright
All the host of the heavenly choir,
...Ten virgins slumbered on,
When suddenly each heart was thrilled
To hear the startling song....
Ten virgins slumbered on,
When suddenly each heart was thrilled
To hear the startling song.
...Before the sacred ark;
When suddenly a voice divine
Rang through the silence of the shrine....
Before the sacred ark;
When suddenly a voice divine
Rang through the silence of the shrine.
...Thy ceaseless prayer He heard;
And bade thee suddenly remove
To thy complete reward....
Thy ceaseless prayer He heard;
And bade thee suddenly remove
To thy complete reward.
...Nature (for its Lord hath spoken)
Must be suddenly restored:
From this national confusion,...
Nature (for its Lord hath spoken)
Must be suddenly restored:
From this national confusion,
...And gentle lambs are sweetly sleeping;
When suddenly they all behold
An angel in bright robes, with harp of gold....
And gentle lambs are sweetly sleeping;
When suddenly they all behold
An angel in bright robes, with harp of gold.
...That beautiful Christmas morning!
When suddenly all the bright angel throng
Sang in the sky, their Christmas song,...
That beautiful Christmas morning!
When suddenly all the bright angel throng
Sang in the sky, their Christmas song,
...The infant King.
Then suddenly a heavenly band
Join in the angel’s song,...
The infant King.
Then suddenly a heavenly band
Join in the angel’s song,
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