the ter­ror

The phrase "the ter­ror" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“the ter­ror”· 3 hymns found
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Oh may I then ap­pear;
They trem­bling heard, but straight for­got
Both horse and cha­ri­ot fell:

the ter­ror

I need not yield to fear.
They scarce­ly left the aw­ful spot,
Thy ven­geance who can tell?

When God Comes Forth

Lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: 16th Century
Hymn 1

...Oh may I then ap­pear;

And ’midst the ter­ror and dis­tress,

I need not yield to fear....

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Oh may I then ap­pear;

And ’midst the ter­ror and dis­tress,

I need not yield to fear.

When God Comes Forth

When God Descends, a Streaming Fire

Lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: Luther Emerson, 1866
Hymn 2

...They trem­bling heard, but straight for­got

The ter­rors of the day;

They scarce­ly left the aw­ful spot,...

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They trem­bling heard, but straight for­got

The ter­rors of the day;

They scarce­ly left the aw­ful spot,

When God Descends, a Streaming Fire

In Judah God of Old Was Known

Lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Ira Sankey, 1886
Hymn 3

...Both horse and cha­ri­ot fell:

Who knows the ter­rors of Thy rod?

Thy ven­geance who can tell?...

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Both horse and cha­ri­ot fell:

Who knows the ter­rors of Thy rod?

Thy ven­geance who can tell?

In Judah God of Old Was Known

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