The phrase "withering" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
withering
...The hills their fixèd seat forsake;
And, withering, from the vault of night
The stars withdraw their feeble light....
The hills their fixèd seat forsake;
And, withering, from the vault of night
The stars withdraw their feeble light.
...Youth blossoms to the breeze,
Age, withering age, is cropped ere night;
Man like a shadow flees....
Youth blossoms to the breeze,
Age, withering age, is cropped ere night;
Man like a shadow flees.
...There everlasting spring abides,
And never withering flowers:
Death, like a narrow sea, divides...
There everlasting spring abides,
And never withering flowers:
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
...Descending to the tomb.
The winds breathe low, the withering leaf
Scarce whispers from the tree;...
Descending to the tomb.
The winds breathe low, the withering leaf
Scarce whispers from the tree;
...Let Sunday’s sweet refreshing dew
All withering cares dispel;
Let Sabbath joys our strength renew,...
Let Sunday’s sweet refreshing dew
All withering cares dispel;
Let Sabbath joys our strength renew,
...Them and their works abhorred;
Its withering flowers still
They spurned with one accord;...
Them and their works abhorred;
Its withering flowers still
They spurned with one accord;
...Beneath a burning sky,
The worthless bramble withering stands,
And only grows to die....
Beneath a burning sky,
The worthless bramble withering stands,
And only grows to die.
...Pale famine lifts at His command,
Her withering arm, and blasts the land;
The harvests perish at her breath,...
Pale famine lifts at His command,
Her withering arm, and blasts the land;
The harvests perish at her breath,
...With all its toil and care;
Its withering midnight blast,
Its fiery noonday glare....
With all its toil and care;
Its withering midnight blast,
Its fiery noonday glare.
...Beneath the burning sky!
And all her product withering stands,
And every plant must die....
Beneath the burning sky!
And all her product withering stands,
And every plant must die.
...The flowers beneath the mower’s hand
Lie withering ere ‘tis night.
Our God, our help in ages past,...
The flowers beneath the mower’s hand
Lie withering ere ‘tis night.
Our God, our help in ages past,
...My flesh shall be Thy care;
These withering limbs with Thee I trust,
To raise them strong and fair....
My flesh shall be Thy care;
These withering limbs with Thee I trust,
To raise them strong and fair.
...Although the olive yield no oil,
The withering fig-tree droop and die,
The field elude the tiller’s toil,...
Although the olive yield no oil,
The withering fig-tree droop and die,
The field elude the tiller’s toil,
...What will you do when light departs,
And leaves your withering eyes,
Without one beam to cheer your hearts,...
What will you do when light departs,
And leaves your withering eyes,
Without one beam to cheer your hearts,
...And faith is at its ebb,
And hope is withering!
Help, God of might,...
And faith is at its ebb,
And hope is withering!
Help, God of might,
...And sinking in despair.
My spirits flag like withering grass
Burnt with excessive heat;...
And sinking in despair.
My spirits flag like withering grass
Burnt with excessive heat;
...“In thine? I’ve watched thy scornful smile,
And heard thy withering tone,
Whene’er the Christian’s humble hope...
“In thine? I’ve watched thy scornful smile,
And heard thy withering tone,
Whene’er the Christian’s humble hope
...Where the love that here we lavish
On the withering leaves of time
Shall have fadeless flowers to fix on...
Where the love that here we lavish
On the withering leaves of time
Shall have fadeless flowers to fix on
...While it yet held, abhorred:
Its withering flowers that still
They spurned with one accord:...
While it yet held, abhorred:
Its withering flowers that still
They spurned with one accord:
...That cursed thy weary land;
His tear upon thy withering plain,
His blood upon thy hand?...
That cursed thy weary land;
His tear upon thy withering plain,
His blood upon thy hand?
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