"the patriarch" appears in 13 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
the patriarch
...To wrath divine were doomed,
Abr’am the patriarch interposed
And thus his plea assumed....
To wrath divine were doomed,
Abr’am the patriarch interposed
And thus his plea assumed.
...The father of the household bless,
The priest, the patriarch, let him move,
That all his family may trace...
The father of the household bless,
The priest, the patriarch, let him move,
That all his family may trace
...Moved on the formless deep and void,
And to the Patriarch’s sight restored
The relics of that world destroyed:...
Moved on the formless deep and void,
And to the Patriarch’s sight restored
The relics of that world destroyed:
...And sorrows infinite:
Beside Him all the patriarchs old
And holy prophets stand,...
And sorrows infinite:
Beside Him all the patriarchs old
And holy prophets stand,
...Is first and foremost seen;
The patriarchs in their triumph
Thy praises nobly sing;...
Is first and foremost seen;
The patriarchs in their triumph
Thy praises nobly sing;
...Of mercy implore,
They cry like the patriarch, Come;
The Ark of salvation...
Of mercy implore,
They cry like the patriarch, Come;
The Ark of salvation
...Their strains still new and ever sweet.
Abr’am the patriarch led
By faith’s unerring ray,...
Their strains still new and ever sweet.
Abr’am the patriarch led
By faith’s unerring ray,
...They have gone to the land
Where the patriarchs rest,
Where the bones of the prophets are laid,...
They have gone to the land
Where the patriarchs rest,
Where the bones of the prophets are laid,
...When we all meet there.
See the patriarchs and prophets
Coming forth from bursting tombs,...
When we all meet there.
See the patriarchs and prophets
Coming forth from bursting tombs,
...When we all meet there.
See the patriarchs and prophets
Coming forth from bursting tombs,...
When we all meet there.
See the patriarchs and prophets
Coming forth from bursting tombs,
...And lowly homage give.
The patriarchs of old
There from their travels cease:...
And lowly homage give.
The patriarchs of old
There from their travels cease:
...They shall gather from the west,
With the patriarchs of old;
And the ransomed shall return...
They shall gather from the west,
With the patriarchs of old;
And the ransomed shall return
...So many hearts have watched and prayed;
The patriarchs’ and prophets’ throng
For Thee have hoped and waited long....
So many hearts have watched and prayed;
The patriarchs’ and prophets’ throng
For Thee have hoped and waited long.
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