"widow" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
widow
...Encouraged by Thy gracious word,
I trust Thee as the widow’s God.
A husband lies in death’s embrace,...
Encouraged by Thy gracious word,
I trust Thee as the widow’s God.
A husband lies in death’s embrace,
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O Thou, who plead’st the widow’s cause,
Who only canst repair my loss,...
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O Thou, who plead’st the widow’s cause,
Who only canst repair my loss,
...Restores the lost, and heals the spirit broken,
And feeds the widow and the fatherless.
Then, brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother,...
Restores the lost, and heals the spirit broken,
And feeds the widow and the fatherless.
Then, brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother,
...And die without comfort or rest.
The hand that brought life to the lone widow’s son,
And healing in dear Galilee—...
And die without comfort or rest.
The hand that brought life to the lone widow’s son,
And healing in dear Galilee—
...Restores the lost, and binds the spirit broken,
And feeds the widow and the fatherless.
Follow with reverent steps the great example...
Restores the lost, and binds the spirit broken,
And feeds the widow and the fatherless.
Follow with reverent steps the great example
...And bless each longing heart.
The rich man’s gift, the widow’s mite,
Are blended in these walls;...
And bless each longing heart.
The rich man’s gift, the widow’s mite,
Are blended in these walls;
...He will take them and will bless them,
As He did the widow’s mite.
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He will take them and will bless them,
As He did the widow’s mite.
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...Filthy lepers cleansed in mercy,
Raised to life the widow’s boy;
Praying on the lonely mountain,...
Filthy lepers cleansed in mercy,
Raised to life the widow’s boy;
Praying on the lonely mountain,
...If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widow’s mite;
And the least you do for Jesus...
If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widow’s mite;
And the least you do for Jesus
...He will regard His people’s cry—
The widow’s tear—the orphan’s moan;
The blood of those that slaughtered lie,...
He will regard His people’s cry—
The widow’s tear—the orphan’s moan;
The blood of those that slaughtered lie,
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By the poor widow’s oil and meal
Elijah was sustained;...
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By the poor widow’s oil and meal
Elijah was sustained;
...So let the world proclaim Jesus’ birth.
In adoration widows and orphans,
Whose hearts are burdened, turn unto Heav’n,...
So let the world proclaim Jesus’ birth.
In adoration widows and orphans,
Whose hearts are burdened, turn unto Heav’n,
...It stills the sighing orphan’s moan,
And dries the widow’s tears.
It hallows every cross,...
It stills the sighing orphan’s moan,
And dries the widow’s tears.
It hallows every cross,
...Do justice to the friendless poor,
And plead the widow’s cause.
Then, though your guilty souls are stained...
Do justice to the friendless poor,
And plead the widow’s cause.
Then, though your guilty souls are stained
...Good shall the answer be.
How long! the widowed Church thus pleads
In hours of agony....
Good shall the answer be.
How long! the widowed Church thus pleads
In hours of agony.
...Think of those who’ve none,
Th’orphan and the widow,
Hungry and alone....
Think of those who’ve none,
Th’orphan and the widow,
Hungry and alone.
...On the Sea of Galilee,
How He raised the widow’s son down in Nain;
I have read how the poor...
On the Sea of Galilee,
How He raised the widow’s son down in Nain;
I have read how the poor
...Orphans no longer fatherless,
Nor widows desolate.
Bring near Thy great salvation,...
Orphans no longer fatherless,
Nor widows desolate.
Bring near Thy great salvation,
...Freed from condemnation:
By the widow’s son deceased,
See Elisha’s station!...
Freed from condemnation:
By the widow’s son deceased,
See Elisha’s station!
...He’s just the same Jesus
As when He raised the widow’s son,
The very same Jesus....
He’s just the same Jesus
As when He raised the widow’s son,
The very same Jesus.
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