with fold­ed wing

The phrase "with fold­ed wing" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“with fold­ed wing”· 3 hymns found
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Sleep! Ho­ly Babe! Thine an­gels watch around,
We’ll ev­er sing in mea­sures sweet.
Descended on a hard­ened world;

with fold­ed wing

Before th’in­car­nate King of kings,
The an­gels sweep their harps and sing,
And, cow­er­ing, owned Him King of kings.

Sleep! Holy Babe

Lyricist: Edward Caswall, 1850
Composer: John Dykes
Hymn 1

...Sleep! Ho­ly Babe! Thine an­gels watch around,

All bend­ing low with fold­ed wings,

Before th’in­car­nate King of kings,...

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Sleep! Ho­ly Babe! Thine an­gels watch around,

All bend­ing low with fold­ed wings,

Before th’in­car­nate King of kings,

Sleep! Holy Babe

The Sweetest Song

Lyricist: William Luckenbach, 1878
Composer: John Kurzenknabe
Hymn 2

...We’ll ev­er sing in mea­sures sweet.

As near His throne, with fold­ed wing,

The an­gels sweep their harps and sing,...

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We’ll ev­er sing in mea­sures sweet.

As near His throne, with fold­ed wing,

The an­gels sweep their harps and sing,

The Sweetest Song

Let Myriad Chords This Day Be Strung

Lyricist: Godfrey Thring, 1874
Composer: Howard Doane, 1873
Hymn 3

...Descended on a hard­ened world;

And Sa­tan stood with fold­ed wings,

And, cow­er­ing, owned Him King of kings....

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Descended on a hard­ened world;

And Sa­tan stood with fold­ed wings,

And, cow­er­ing, owned Him King of kings.

Let Myriad Chords This Day Be Strung

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