The phrase "the desert" resonates through 15 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the desert
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Rock in the desert, my shield from the blast
Under Thy shadow I’m hiding at last;...
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Rock in the desert, my shield from the blast
Under Thy shadow I’m hiding at last;
...Let all nature change its state.
Through the desert mark a road,
Make a highway for our God....
Let all nature change its state.
Through the desert mark a road,
Make a highway for our God.
...While one was far from the gates of gold;
Out on the desert, through sin’s dark night,
Wandered afar till the morning light....
While one was far from the gates of gold;
Out on the desert, through sin’s dark night,
Wandered afar till the morning light.
...Once again the waters well,
All the desert blossoms fair;
There He makes the hungry dwell,...
Once again the waters well,
All the desert blossoms fair;
There He makes the hungry dwell,
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As Hagar in the desert,
Thrust forth by blows and strife,...
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As Hagar in the desert,
Thrust forth by blows and strife,
...Lo, the bright sun of righteousness,
Appears the desert world to bless;
May every soul their tribute bring,...
Lo, the bright sun of righteousness,
Appears the desert world to bless;
May every soul their tribute bring,
...Speak, and the world shall hear Thy voice;
Speak, and the desert shall rejoice;
Dispel the gloom of heathen night;...
Speak, and the world shall hear Thy voice;
Speak, and the desert shall rejoice;
Dispel the gloom of heathen night;
...Flowing wide and far abroad.
By their influence, the desert
Shall become a fertile plain,...
Flowing wide and far abroad.
By their influence, the desert
Shall become a fertile plain,
...God of stillness and of motion,
Of the desert and the ocean,
Of the mountain, rock, and river,...
God of stillness and of motion,
Of the desert and the ocean,
Of the mountain, rock, and river,
...Know you not the Fount is free?
Fainting in the desert, dreary,
Guilty sinner, hark! ’tis He!...
Know you not the Fount is free?
Fainting in the desert, dreary,
Guilty sinner, hark! ’tis He!
...Let me drink and thirst no more.
Fainting on the desert way,
For my daily bread I pray;...
Let me drink and thirst no more.
Fainting on the desert way,
For my daily bread I pray;
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A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill:
The Lord is advancing—prepare ye the way;...
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A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill:
The Lord is advancing—prepare ye the way;
...Lead them gently to the Savior,
From the desert paths of sin.
Help some stumbling, fainting brother...
Lead them gently to the Savior,
From the desert paths of sin.
Help some stumbling, fainting brother
...Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer:
The desert Thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict, and Thy victory, too....
Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer:
The desert Thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict, and Thy victory, too.
...How long we have wandered as strangers in sin,
And cried in the desert for Thee!
Our foes have rejoiced...
How long we have wandered as strangers in sin,
And cried in the desert for Thee!
Our foes have rejoiced
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