"violence" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
violence
...Hear our prayer as we confess:
We have given in to violence,
We have bowed to hopelessness....
Hear our prayer as we confess:
We have given in to violence,
We have bowed to hopelessness.
...In Him the weak are strong;
But violence provokes His wrath,
The Lord abhorreth wrong....
In Him the weak are strong;
But violence provokes His wrath,
The Lord abhorreth wrong.
...Who earth and hell subdued,
We quench the violence of the flame,
Thro’ our Redeemer’s blood....
Who earth and hell subdued,
We quench the violence of the flame,
Thro’ our Redeemer’s blood.
...What profited this great offense?
What use was Herod’s violence?
A babe survives that dreadful day,...
What profited this great offense?
What use was Herod’s violence?
A babe survives that dreadful day,
...But those who scorn the right,
Who love deceit and violence
Are hateful in His sight....
But those who scorn the right,
Who love deceit and violence
Are hateful in His sight.
...With floods of wickedness o’erflowed,
With violence, wrong, and cruelty,
One-extended field of blood,...
With floods of wickedness o’erflowed,
With violence, wrong, and cruelty,
One-extended field of blood,
...He sets His frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.
To humble souls and broken hearts...
He sets His frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.
To humble souls and broken hearts
...That firm foundation of our peace,
And violence make justice void,
Where shall the righteous seek redress?...
That firm foundation of our peace,
And violence make justice void,
Where shall the righteous seek redress?
...We cried to you and wondered,
Where did the violence start?
The world as we had known it...
We cried to you and wondered,
Where did the violence start?
The world as we had known it
...And see a world in need.
There’s violence and injustice,
There’s prejudice and greed....
And see a world in need.
There’s violence and injustice,
There’s prejudice and greed.
...Religion loses ground,
The sons of violence prevail,
And treacheries abound....
Religion loses ground,
The sons of violence prevail,
And treacheries abound.
...When murderous spite knocks down our door
And violence breaks upon our shore,
O let us come and look to You...
When murderous spite knocks down our door
And violence breaks upon our shore,
O let us come and look to You
...Be Thou my light, be Thou my way;
No foes, no violence I fear,
No fraud, while Thou, my God, art near....
Be Thou my light, be Thou my way;
No foes, no violence I fear,
No fraud, while Thou, my God, art near.
...Their wicked tongues confound,
For in the city violence
And bitter strife abound....
Their wicked tongues confound,
For in the city violence
And bitter strife abound.
...In garments of boasting
And violence decked,
With wealth more abundant...
In garments of boasting
And violence decked,
With wealth more abundant
...Jesus, Thy righteous cause maintain,
The sons of violence quell,
Take to Thee Thy great power, and reign...
Jesus, Thy righteous cause maintain,
The sons of violence quell,
Take to Thee Thy great power, and reign
...Or envy sinners waxing great
By violence and lies?
As flowery grass cut down at noon,...
Or envy sinners waxing great
By violence and lies?
As flowery grass cut down at noon,
...To vex and break my peace!
The sons of violence and lies
Join to devour me, Lord;...
To vex and break my peace!
The sons of violence and lies
Join to devour me, Lord;
...Thieves do not there break through and steal,
Nor Belial’s sons by violence seize,
They cannot spoil our goods above,...
Thieves do not there break through and steal,
Nor Belial’s sons by violence seize,
They cannot spoil our goods above,
...May we share your love and justice every moment, every day.
May the people hurt by violence know they’re valued, by your grace,
And may all who are in crisis find a refuge in this place....
May we share your love and justice every moment, every day.
May the people hurt by violence know they’re valued, by your grace,
And may all who are in crisis find a refuge in this place.
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