SS&S 816: Speak gently, speak gently, oh grieve not again
1. Speak gently, speak gently, oh grieve not again
The hearts that are breaking with
sorrow and pain; [they share,
We know not how bitter the trials
We know not how heavy the burdens
they bear.
Tenderly, tenderly, lovingly speak j
Tell them of Jesus, the lowly and meek;
Patiently waiting, He longs to receive
All who are willing on Him to believe.
2. Speak gently, speak gently, oh pity
and pray
For those who in darkness have wandered away;
A word kindly spoken the captives
may free;
A word may reclaim them — oh speak it, and see!
3. Speak gently, speak gently, wherever you go,
In tempest, in sunshine, in sorrow or woe;
Speak gently, reposing your trust in
the Lord,
And joy without measure will be your reward.
SS&S 816: Speak gently, speak gently, oh grieve not again
(SS&S) Sacred Songs and Solos Hymns
Psalm 33
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars;
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the Lord looks down
and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth—
15 he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
SS&S songs are up to 1,000 hymns and counting. For the sake of convenience, we are splitting them into hundreds. SS&S 816: Speak gently, speak gently, oh grieve not again