"weight" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
weight
...No turning back, no turning back.
The race before us, the weights behind us,
The race before us, the weights behind us,...
No turning back, no turning back.
The race before us, the weights behind us,
The race before us, the weights behind us,
...start
More and more the weight of glory,
For our light afflictions here;...
start
More and more the weight of glory,
For our light afflictions here;
...He bears between the Roman guard
The weight of all our woe;
A stumbling figure, bowed and scarred,...
He bears between the Roman guard
The weight of all our woe;
A stumbling figure, bowed and scarred,
...Pavement, on the street;
Worn with weight of sorrow, faltering
Up the slopes of Calvary,...
Pavement, on the street;
Worn with weight of sorrow, faltering
Up the slopes of Calvary,
...Forever on Thy burdened heart
A weight of sorrow hung,
Yet no ungentle, murm’ring word...
Forever on Thy burdened heart
A weight of sorrow hung,
Yet no ungentle, murm’ring word
...When in its dread deeps sinking,
When weight of sin oppresses,
When dark despair distresses,...
When in its dread deeps sinking,
When weight of sin oppresses,
When dark despair distresses,
...Brings us God’s own peace.
Lean we all our weight on Jesus,
Who alone can save;...
Brings us God’s own peace.
Lean we all our weight on Jesus,
Who alone can save;
...The race before us we can run,
With every hindering weight be done—
Look away, look away, look away unto Him....
The race before us we can run,
With every hindering weight be done—
Look away, look away, look away unto Him.
...Like Him, through scenes of deep distress,
Who bore the world’s sad weight,
We, in their crowded loneliness,...
Like Him, through scenes of deep distress,
Who bore the world’s sad weight,
We, in their crowded loneliness,
...I was buried beneath my shame
Who could carry that kind of weight?
It was my tomb...
I was buried beneath my shame
Who could carry that kind of weight?
It was my tomb
...There is never a cross so heavy,
There is never a weight of woe,
But that Jesus will help to carry...
There is never a cross so heavy,
There is never a weight of woe,
But that Jesus will help to carry
...My brother’s keeper, Lord!
When pressed by weight of care or grief,
He stumbled by the way;...
My brother’s keeper, Lord!
When pressed by weight of care or grief,
He stumbled by the way;
...To the toil worn and the weary,
Weighted with a load of care,
Say the loving Master bids them...
To the toil worn and the weary,
Weighted with a load of care,
Say the loving Master bids them
...Somewhere a soul is sighing,
Under the weight of sin;
Jesus, on Thee relying,...
Somewhere a soul is sighing,
Under the weight of sin;
Jesus, on Thee relying,
...Hide me, when my heart is breaking
With its weight of woe;
When in tears I seek the comfort...
Hide me, when my heart is breaking
With its weight of woe;
When in tears I seek the comfort
...In the Christian life take higher ground.
Seek to lay aside each sinful weight,
And in blessèd liberty arise;...
In the Christian life take higher ground.
Seek to lay aside each sinful weight,
And in blessèd liberty arise;
...Cut loose from the sins that beset thee,
And lay aside every weight.
Stay not in the mist laden valley;...
Cut loose from the sins that beset thee,
And lay aside every weight.
Stay not in the mist laden valley;
...O God, my sin indeed is great;
I groan beneath the dreadful weight;
Be merciful to me, I pray;...
O God, my sin indeed is great;
I groan beneath the dreadful weight;
Be merciful to me, I pray;
...Oh, awful load for that bowed head,
Terrific weight for that marred form;
He bore your sins, your burden dread,...
Oh, awful load for that bowed head,
Terrific weight for that marred form;
He bore your sins, your burden dread,
...Its hated scepter shows;
And nature faints beneath the weight
Of complicated woes....
Its hated scepter shows;
And nature faints beneath the weight
Of complicated woes.
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