Notes on the Words and Terms Used In Our Songs

by Roger and Becky Williams

-A-

• Abba - Aramaic for father; Mark 14:36
• abhor - to shrink away from with disgust
• abide - to continue to stay; remain; wait
• abode - a dwelling place; home
• acclamation - strong approval or loud applause
• accord - being in agreement; harmony
• adoration - devoted love, respect, and honor for a divine being
• advent - coming, arrival
• affords - to provide
• Afric - Africa
• ailings - sickness; a state of not being well
• alienation - withdrawing or separating a person or his affections from some former attachment
• all in all - Colossians 3:11; Ephesians 1:18-23
• allayed - put at rest; quieted; stopped
• allegiance - loyalty; faithfulness
• alloy - something bad mixed with something better
• allure - to fascinate, attract, or charm
• aloes - a bitter drug made from dried leaves of aloe plants
• amen - "So let it be" or "truly"; an expression of agreement
• amid - in the middle of
• ancient foe - enemy; Satan
• Ancient of Days - God; Daniel 7:9
• anthems - songs of praise or devotion
• arbor - extreme passion, emotion
• ardent - characterized by warmth of feeling; typically expressed in eager, zealous support or activity
• armor God has given you - Ephesians 6:11-17
• array - to decorate or dress in impressive clothing
• art - are, is
• ascribe - attribute to someone or something
• assail - leap upon in a violent attack with blows or words
• asunder - apart from each other in position
• atone - to make amends for a fault or sin
• aught - anything
• avail - be of use or advantage toward the attainment of a goal
• aye - eternal, always, continually
• azure - the blue color of the clear sky

-B-

• bade - (past tense of bid) to invite
• balm - anything that heals or soothes
• balmy - pleasant fragrance; sweet odor
• band - a number of persons acting together
• bands - anything that ties or binds
• banish - to cause to leave; to drive away
• bar - the part of a law court where judges or lawyers sit or where prisoners are brought to trial
• bark - ship
• barque - boat or ship
• barter - trade
• Bartimaeus - Son of Timaeus, Mark 10:46-52
• base - fundamental; basic
• beacon - a fire or light used as a signal to guide or warn
• befall - happen, take place
• beguiled - to be deceived
• benedictions - expressions of good wishes or blessings with which public worship is concluded
• benighted - overtaken by night
• bereavement - a desolate or lonely condition
• bereaving - to deprive ruthlessly, rob
• bestow - to present something as an honorable gift
• betide - befall; happen to; occur
• Beulah land - the land of rest, peace; Isaiah 62:4; lit. married
• bid - request
• bidding - inviting
• billows - great wave or swelling mass of smoke, flame, water, sound, or the like
• blest - an abbreviated form of blessed; holy; sacred
• blight - anything that withers; decay
• bliss - great happiness or joy
• boist'rous - (boisterous) - violent; rough
• born of the spirit - John 3:5
• borne - (past participle of bear) - brought forth
• bound - (noun) - boundary; farthest edge
• bound - (verb) - to move with a series of leaps
• bowers - shelters (as in a garden) made with tree boughs
• Bread of heaven - John 6:32-35
• Bread of life - John 6:22-71
• breakers - things that break, crush or destroy; waves
• briars - thorny or prickly bushes
• bride - Revelation 21:2,9; Ephesians 5:22-27
• Bright and Morning star - Jesus; Revelation 22:16
• brine - very salty water; the sea
• brink - edge of a very steep slope
• brooded - hover over; hang close over; as a hen over her eggs
• brow - the edge of a steep place
• buffet - to strike; knock about
• bulwark - a defense; protection; support
• buoyant - able to float; tendency to rise
• buried in water with Him - Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12

-C-

• Calvary - (lit. skull); a place not far from the walls of Jerusalem where Christ was crucified and near where He was buried; called "Golgotha" in the Hebrew language; Luke 23:33; Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17
• Calvary's tree - the cross on which Jesus was crucified
• Canaan - literally the land promised to Abraham; figuratively heaven
• carol - a song to celebrate joy or praise
• cassia - species of plant from which the drug senna is made
• celestial - having to do with the heavens
• charter - a written document or contract between 2 parties
• chasm - a very deep gap, crack, or break (in the earth)
• Cherubim - living heavenly creatures in winged human-animal form. Gen. 3:24; 2 Sam. 22:11
• children of day - I Thessalonians 5:5
• children of dust - Genesis 3:19; Job 34:15
• Christ - literally anointed; specifically of Jesus: the anointed of God
• Church of God - I Corinthians 1:2; I Timothy 3:15
• city foursquare - Revelation 21:16
• cleansing in the blood - Revelation 1:5; I John 1:7
• cleft - a space or opening made by splitting; a crack
• coming in the clouds - Acts 1:9-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18
• commune - mutual sharing of feelings and thoughts; John 14:23
• comrade - a companion who shares one's interests
• conducts - directs
• confess - I John 4:2,3,15; Matthew 10:32; Luke 12:8; Romans 10:9-10
• consecrate - dedicate to a sacred purpose; hallow
• consolation - comfort
• constrains - to force; compel
• consummation - completion; fulfillment
• contempt - the feeling that something is low or worthless
• contrite - showing deep regret and sorrow
• contrition - grief; remorse or repentance
• convene - come together
• corroding - to wear away; destroy
• counsel - deliberate purpose; plan
• courts - the residence of a supreme ruler
• covet - to wish for enviously
• crape - a piece of black cloth used as a sign of mourning
• creed - any statements of faith or principles
• crimson - a deep red
• crimson tide - fig. the blood of Jesus. Matthew 26:28; Revelation 1:5
• cross daily bear - Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:26-33
• crown of life - II Timothy 4:8; Revelation 2:10
• crowning day - Judgment day; II Timothy 4:8; I Peter 5:4
• crusts - the outer part of bread or other food; Matthew 15:26-28?
• crystal fountain (or sea) - Revelation 15:2-3; 4:6
• cumbered - burdened
• cup of anguish - Matthew 26:38-39; John 18:11
• cup of blessing - I Corinthians 10:16; 11:25; Matthew 26:27-28

-D-

• dauntless - not able to intimidate or discourage
• debtor - one who owes something
• decree - law, statute
• decreed - something ordered or settled by authority
• deem - think; judge
• defile - to destroy the purity or cleanness of something
• delusive - misleading; deceptive
• deride - make fun of; mock; ridicule and treat scornfully
• desolate - lay waste; make barren
• desolations - ruined, lonely, or deserted places
• despair - a state of being without hope
• despondent - without courage or hope; discouraged
• detains - to keep in custody; confine
• diadem - a crown worn to symbolize honor
• din - a loud, confused noise that lasts a great while
• discord - a difference of opinion; disputing; disagreement
• dismayed - sudden disappointment and loss of courage
• distill - extract; to give off
• divine - characteristic of God
• domain - territory under one government
• dome - a rounded roof
• dominion - supreme authority; rule
• dread - to look forward with fear
• drear - sad; sorrowful
• drooping - hanging downward; figuratively sad
• dross - waste matter, worthless stuff; rubbish

-E-

• e'en - even
• ebb - fall from higher to lower level or better to worse state
• Ebenezer - lit. stone of help; I Samuel 7:12
• ebon - black; dark; fig. sorrows
• employ - devote time to
• endow - to provide something
• endued - to supply with power; to put on
• endured - furnished; supplied
• enfold - (infold); embrace; encompass; enclose
• enraptured - full of gladness; happiness; great joy
• enshroud - to cover with a burial cloth
• ensign - an identifying banner or flag
• enthrall - hold spellbound; fascinate; charm
• entreat - to plead with urgently; esp. in order to persuade
• ere - before, sooner than, or rather than
• estate - a condition or stage in life
• ether plains - upper regions of space; fig. heaven
• exalted - to be raised in honor or rank
• excel - to do better
• exile - separation from one's home; banishment
• extol - to praise highly

-F-

• factions - self-seeking groups within a larger group
• fain - by choice; gladly
• fairest of 10,000 to my soul - Song of Solomon 5:10
• faith - unquestioning belief; Hebrews 11:1
• falter - to lose courage; fall back
• famish - to starve
• fare - fee; payment; fortune
• fathomless - too deep to be measured
• fervent - showing warmth or feeling
• fervor - great warmth of feeling; intense emotion
• fetters - bonds put around the ankles to restrain movement
• fidelity - steadfastness; loyalty; faithfulness
• fightings and fears within, without - II Corinthians 7:5
• finite - having definite or definable limits
• flee - to move swiftly away
• fleeting - passing away quickly
• flock - a group of the same kind
• flow - continuous forward movement
• foe - enemy
• foil - to bring to a stop or prevent from attaining an end
• fold - a group of people holding a common faith or enthusiasm
• folly - being foolish; lack of sense; unwise conduct
• forlorn - left alone; deserted
• forsake - abandon; renounce; give up
• frame - an established order
• fraught - full of or accompanied by something
• fray - a brawl or fight
• fruitage - fruit; a crop of fruit
• fruition - fulfillment; attainment

-G-

• gall - that which is bitter; John 19:28-29
• garb - clothing; any sort of covering worn
• garner - to gather and store away
• germ - something that serves as an origin
• Gethsemane - Aramaic for oil press, a place on the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed; Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32
• gird - to fasten or put on
• girded - equipped
• girt - surrounded, encircled, as with a belt
• glades - clearings in the forest
• glassy sea - Revelation 4:6; 15:2
• glean - to gather small bits of grain with patient effort
• gleaners - those who gather bits of grain by patient effort
• gleanings - that which is left on a field by reapers
• glory - great praise and honor that was given to someone
• glory circled throne - Revelation 4:2-6; 8:3
• Go ye into all the world - Mark 16:15
• God so loved - John 3:16
• God-head three - a term for the one only the living and true God, who subsists in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Mt. 3:13-17; 28:19), although in essence, He is one (John10:30; I Timothy 2:5)
• gospel armor - Ephesians 6:10-17
• gospel call - II Thessalonians 2:14; II Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 3:1
• grace all-sufficient - II Corinthians 12:9
• grandeur - the greatness of appearance; magnificence grave where they laid Him - Matthew 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-53
• grope - to look for uncertainly or blindly
• guerdon - a reward
• gushing - rushing out suddenly

-H-

• habitation - a place to live in; home
• hail - acclamation; exclamation; shout in welcome; greeting
• Hallelujah - "Praise ye Jehovah"; the beginning of many Psalms
• hallowed - holy; honored
• halls of Pilate - the official residence of the Roman governor
• Hark! - listen closely
• harvest is past - Jeremiah 8:20
• haste - quick and lively
• hasten - to act or move with speed
• haven - a place of shelter and safety
• heav'nly hosts - an army of angels; Psalms 103:20-21
• heavy-laden - oppressed with a burden; Matthew 11:28
• heed - consideration
• height and depth...length and breadth - Ephesians 3:18
• herald - to bring news of something
• hewn - to have made or produced
• Ho, every thirsting, sin-sick soul - Isaiah 55:1; John 4:5-15
• hoary - old; ancient
• hoary hairs - white or gray hair showing age
• Holy - regarded with or characterized by divine power; set apart to the service of God
• holy Dove - fig. Holy Spirit; Matthew 3:16
• Hosanna - "Save, we pray" - the cry of people as Jesus entered Jerusalem: Matthew 21:9-15; Mark 11:9-10
• hosannas - shouts of praise or adoration
• host - an army
• hosts of heaven - heavenly bodies; Deuteronomy 17:3
• house of light - Revelation 21:23; 22:5
• hue - the complexion, aspect, and degree of color
• hurl - to throw with much force
• hymns - songs giving praise to God

-I-

• I AM - The name of Deity, indicating self-existence,
• idly - doing nothing; inactive
• idol - anything put before or in place of God
• illumed - lit up and made bright
• Immanuel - "God with us" the title applied to the Messiah
• impart - reveal; grant; bestow; give
• impel - to spur to action; to drive forward
• implore - beg earnestly for something
• impulse - an act of driving onward, inspiration, motivation
• in my stead - in my place; instead of
• in our stead - in our place; instead of
• incline - to bend or bow forward
• Inspiration - "God-breathed"; the special influence of the Holy Spirit guiding certain persons to speak and write what God wanted to be communicated to others, without suspending their individual personality
• intercede - I John 2:2; To plead on another's behalf
• interposed - to put between
• intervene - to come between

-J-

• jasper - precious stone; Revelation 21:11,19
• jeering - making fun rudely or unkindly; mocking
• Jehovah - the name of the God of Israel; implies eternity
• Jericho - city 5 miles West of the Jordan and 7 miles North of the Dead Sea. There are three Jerichos: the Old Testament city, the New Testament city, and a modern town, all near each other. Probably the oldest city in the world.
• jubilant - expressing or showing joy
• jubilee - rejoicing; great joy

-K-

• King of kings - Jesus; Isaiah 33:22; John 18:37; I Timothy 1:17; 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16

-L-

• laden - carrying a great load or burden
• Lamb of God - Jesus; Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29; I Peter 1:18-19
• languish - suffer under unfavorable conditions
• languor - lack of energy; weakness
• laud - to sing or speak the praises of
• lay - short lyric or narrative poem; a song
• lest haply - for fear that perhaps; by chance
• Lily of the Valley - Song of Solomon 2:1
• linger - stay on; go slowly; hesitate; delay; dawdle
• list - listen
• living well - John 4:13-14; Revelation 21:6
• Living Word - John 1:1,14; Revelation 19:13; Jesus Christ
• Lo! - look!; see!
• loath - having a feeling of distaste
• lofty - having great imposing height; exalted; grand
• Lord of hosts - Lord of armies; Isaiah 54:5; James 5:4
• Lord Sabaoth - Lord of Hosts; Lord of armies; James 5:4
• Love one another - John 13:34-35; I John 4:7
• lowly - low in rank, station, position, or development

-M-

• Macedonia - country north of Greece; often visited by Paul
• Macedonian call - Acts. 16:9
• magnify - to glorify or praise someone or something
• main - the open sea; ocean
• majesty - grand; noble; dignified; stately
• Man of sorrows - Jesus; Isaiah 53:3
• manifest - reveal; display; show plainly
• mansion - fig. dwelling place in heaven; John 14:2-3
• mar - to scratch, scuff up, or deface so as to spoil the beauty of something
• margin - edge; border
• Master - ruler; lord; teacher; guide; prince; chief; owner
• maze - an intricate network of passages or pathways
• meekly - mildly and patiently
• melodious - sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear
• mercy's gate - fig. obedience and acceptance of God's grace
• mingled - to combine in a mixture
• mirth - merriment or joyousness; Ecclesiastes 8:15
• miry - wet, swampy ground; Psalms 40:20
• mite - a small coin or sum of money; Mark 12:41-44
• molded and meet - formed and suitable; Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:6
• molest - to bother, annoy, persecute
• Monarch of monarchs - (King of Kings); Jesus; I Timothy 6:15
• moor - to fix firmly; secure
• Morning Star - Jesus; Revelation 22:16
• mortal - subject to death
• Mt. Pisgah - a mountain peak in the Abarim range in Moab on the Northeast shore of the Dead Sea from which Moses viewed the Land of Promise (Deuteronomy 3:27) called also "the hill"
• Myrrh - incense or perfume

-N-

• narrow way - Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:23-24
• naught - nothing
• New Jerusalem - Revelation 3:12; 21:2
• nigh - very near; close at hand
• nobler - superior in character or nature

-O-

• oft - often
• Olive - (Mount of Olives); (Olivet); a ridge approx. 1 mile long, with 4 summits, east of Jerusalem, through which the Kidron stream flows
• omnipotent - unlimited or infinite power
• one Lord, one faith, one birth...one hope - Ephesians 4:4-6
• Ophir - a place in Arabia or Africa from which Solomon obtained gold, precious stones, and wood for the Temple; I Kings 9:28; 10:11
• oppress - to burden or trouble as if to enslave
• ordain - to establish an order
• own - confess; Matthew 10:32-33

-P-

• pall - a heavy cloth used to cover a coffin
• paltry - of no worth; trifling; petty
• panoply - complete suit of armor
• pants - longs, desires
• parchment - the skin of sheep, goats, etc., dried and made into thin sheets for use as a writing material
• pavilion - shelter
• pavilioned - sheltered
• Peace, be still - Mark 4:39
• pearly gates - Revelation 21:21; figuratively the entrance to heaven
• perennial - lasting through the whole year; enduring
• peril - danger; risk; chance of harm, loss, or destruction
• perpetuation - indefinitely continued; occurring repeatedly
• pilgrim - (noun) one on a journey; Hebrews 11:13-16; I Peter 2:9-12
• pilgrim - (verb) to wander
• pilgrimage - a journey to some sacred place; life on earth
• pilot - guide; lead
• pine - to long earnestly; yearn
• pined - desired
• pining - pain; suffering; misery
• pinion - lit. to bind; also, as a noun, the wings of a bird
• Pisgah - a mountain peak in the Abarim range in Moab on northeast shore of the Dead Sea from which Moses viewed the Land of Promise (Deuteronomy 3:27) called also "the hill"
• plain - a level stretch of land
• plaintive - an expression of suffering or woe
• plane - a level of development, achievement, or existence
• plea - an earnest request; need
• plight - a bad condition or state
• pomp - showy display; boastful show
• portal - a door, gate, or entrance; esp. a large imposing one
• Potter, I am the clay - Isaiah 64:8; Jerermiah 18:6
• precept - a rule or command meant to guide one's conduct
• prevail - to succeed
• Prince of glory - Acts 5:31; Revelation 1:5
• Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6; Ephesians 2:14
• prodigal - wasteful
• proffer - an offer made for acceptance
• Prophet and Priest and King - Matthew 2:2; 13:57: 21:11;
• prostrate - lying face down in demonstration of humility
• psalm - a sacred song or poem
• purge - to clear defilement or guilt

-Q-

• quickened - made alive
• quill - (noun) a pen
• quill - (verb) comfort; console
• quiver - shake; shiver; tremble

-R-

• radiance - vivid brightness; brilliance
• radiant - shining; bright; beaming
• rage - violent anger
• rally - come together; assemble; mass meeting
• ransom - the price paid before a captive is set free
• ransomed - those who have been delivered from captivity by the payment of a price. Specifically: Christians
• rapture - gladness; happiness; great joy
• rashly stirred - hastily moved to action
• realm - kingdom, sphere, or domain
• reap - to cut grain and gather a crop
• reapers - people who cut grain and gather a crop
• reckoned - thought; considered
• redeem - buy back or reclaim; Galatians 3:13
• redeemed - set free; rescued; saved
• Redeemer - one who buys back or reclaims; Galatians 3:13; Jesus
• redeeming grace - Ephesians 2:5; Acts 15:11
• redemption - deliverance; rescue (from sin)
• refine - free from impurities
• refrain - chorus; a phrase repeated regularly in a song
• refuge - a shelter or protection in times of danger
• renounce - give up entirely; cast off
• renown - famous reputation
• rent - torn; split
• repine - complain or protest
• repining - to be discontented; fret; complain
• repose - a state of eternal or heavenly rest
• reproach - guilty of blame; disgrace
• revere - love and respect deeply; honor greatly
• revile - abuse with words
• rifted - a cleft, break, or crack
• rills - tiny streams; little brooks
• riven - torn apart: split
• roam - to move about aimlessly or without a purpose
• robe and a crown...reward - II Timothy 4:8; Revelation 2:10; 7:9,13-15
• Rock of Ages - I Corinthians 10:4; II Samuel 22:2
• Rose of Sharon - figuratively Jesus; Song of Solomon 2:1

-S-

• sacred - worthy of reverence and honor
• sacred page - the Holy Scriptures
• saint's and angel's song - Revelation 5:9; 14:3
• sanctify - set apart; dedicate to God; John 10:36; Hebrews 2:11
• scoffers' creed - the rule book for those who mock the Bible
• scoffing - to mock
• scribe - a person whose occupation is writing
• scroll - a roll of parchment or paper
• seal - fasten; shut; close tightly
• semblance - appearance
• seraph - (seraphim); celestial beings whom Isaiah saw standing before the enthroned Lord. Isa. 6:2-7
• serene - peaceful; calm; tranquil
• sever - cut apart; divide; separate
• shackles - something that confines or prevents free action
• Sharon - coastal plain between Joppa and Mt. Carmel; figurative of fruitfulness, glory, and peace
• Sharon's perfect sweet rose - Song of Solomon 2:1; a figure Jesus
• sheaves - something gathered and tied together in a bundle
• sheep that went astray - Lk. 15:1-7; Isa. 53:6; 1 Pet. 2:25
• shelt'ring wing - Psalms 57:1; 91:1-4; Luke 13:34
• shield and defender - Psalms 18:2; 28:7; 33:20
• shield and portion - Psalms 33:20; 73:26
• shirk - avoid or get out of doing a duty
• shirkers - one who evades the performance of an obligation
• shoal - sand bar, or ledge of rock; coral
• shrine - something considered sacred
• sickle - a tool consisting of a short, curved blade on a short handle, used for reaping grain
• Siloam's fountain - reservoir located within Jerusalem
• slope - a stretch of rising or falling ground
• snare - something by which one is entangled, or involved in
• solace - comfort in a time of trouble or grief
• soldiers of the Lord - Ephesians 6:10-17; II Timothy 2:3-4
• solemn - serious; earnest; sacred
• solemnly uttered - seriously spoken
• Son of God - John 3:16; Romans 8:3; Galatians 4:4
• sordid - very dirty; filthy
• sore - tender or painful
• soul's abode - dwelling place in heaven; John 14:2-3
• Sov'reign - (Sovereign); supreme ruler; Jesus Christ
• sown - scattered about like seed
• span - a very short distance between two points
• Spirit of light - the Holy Spirit
• Spirit's call - II Thessalonians 2:14
• Spirit's sword - the word of God; Ephesians 6:17
• spurn - refuse with contempt; oppose with scorn
• standard - a flag or other object used to indicate the rallying point of an army
• station - situation or position
• stem - to make progress against
• stirred - moved to action
• straight and narrow way - Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:23-24
• strain - a flow of language
• straits - difficulties; distresses
• strand - poetic: the land bordering a sea or lake; shore
• streets of gold - Revelation 21:21
• strength "it shall be as my day" - Deuteronomy 33:25
• strength and shield - Psalms 18:2; 28:7; 33:20
• strewn - scattered about
• strife - bitter and violent conflict or dissension
• strive - endeavor; struggle
• subdue - to conquer or overcome
• sublime - grand; noble; majestic; exalted; excellent
• succession - things following each other in sequence
• succor - comfort
• summit - the highest point attainable
• supernal - existing in the realm above life or earth
• surges - a large swell of water
• survey - to take a broad, general, or comprehensive view
• sustained - kept up without intermission
• sway - to exert influence or control
• sweat as blood - Luke 22:44; Hematadrosis: when stress causes the capillaries in the sweat glands to burst sword - Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12

-T-

• table land - a high, broad, generally level region
• tarry - delay or be tardy in acting or doing
• teeming - full; alive
• tempest - a violent storm or disturbance
• tempestuous - stormy; violent
• temple within - I Corinthians 6:19-20
• tempter - the devil; Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
• terrestrial - having to do with the earth
• thirsty soul - John 4:13-14; 6:35; Revelation 22:17
• threadbare - worn so much that the threads show
• throne of mercy - Hebrews 4:16
• throng - a crowd; great number; multitude
• tide - literally a stream or current; figuratively the spread of the Gospel
• tidings - news; information
• toil - hard work; labor
• toilsome - requiring or characterized by hard work
• tongue unbridled - not held back or controlled; James 3:2-12
• torrents - violent, rushing stream; flood
• tranquil - very calm; quiet; peaceful
• transient - passing quickly or soon; not lasting; fleeting
• tread - to walk or travel
• tree - the cross; Acts 5:30; Galatians 3:13; I Peter 2:24
• tree of life - Revelation 2:7; 22:2
• tribulation - great trouble or misery; severe trial
• trifles - things of little value
• trifling - having little value or importance
• Trinity - a term for the one only the living and true God, who subsists in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:13-17; 28:19), although in essence, He is one (John 10:30; I Timothy 2:5)
• trod - past tense of tread; walk; step
• trump shall resound - I Thessalonians 4:16
• tumult - a state of agitation or disturbance
• turbid - muddy; obscure; confusing
• twain - two
• 'twixt - (betwixt); between

-U-

• unfurl - to spread out; unfold

-V-

• vain - of no use; worthless; empty
• vale - valley, dale or rolling country
• vanguard - the forefront of an action or movement
• vanquish - to conquer, defeat or overcome (in a battle)
• vapors - smoke suspended in air; mist or fog
• vast - very large or great in size
• vaulted - something like an arched roof
• veil - something that covers or hides
• verdant - green with growing plants
• verge - edge
• vernal - having to do with spring
• vigor - strong and energetic action
• vile - morally disgusting
• vilest - foulest; most disgusting; most evil

-W-

• waft - to transport or transfer very quickly
• wages of death to pay - Romans 6:23; James 1:15
• wail - to express sorrow audibly with a mournful cry
• walking in love - Ephesians 5:2
• waning - decreasing; declining in strength
• washed in the blood of the Crucified - Revelation 1:5; I John 1:7
• waver - weakened; unsteady
• wayside - the edge of a road or path
• weal - well-being; prosperity; happiness
• wending - to direct; to go toward
• wert - were, was
• whence - from what place; from where
• white as snow - Isaiah 1:18; Psalms 51:7
• wholly - completely; totally
• wings of might - Psalms 57:1; 91:1-4; Luke 13:34
• woe - great sorrow, grief, trouble, or distress
• woeful - a condition of deep suffering from misfortune
• woes - deep suffering from misfortune or affliction
• worlds unknown - a figure of Heaven: Hebrews 11:16; John 14:2
• wretch - a very bad or evil person
• wretched - very miserable
• writhing - twisting and turning; suffering mentally

-Y-

• yearn - to feel a strong desire for someone or something
• yield - to give in to something
• yoke - lit. a wooden bar used to join together two animals working together; figuratively the binding of things together
• yon - (yonder); situated over there
• yonder - at or in that place "over there"; fig. heaven

-Z-

• zeal - earnest enthusiasm as displayed in action
• zephyr - a soft gentle wind; mild breeze
• Zion - also called Sion; the term originally used for one of the hills on which Jerusalem stood; referred to as the "city of David" and later all of Jerusalem; city of the redeemed (Heaven); II Samuel 5:7; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 14:1
• Zion's call - II Thessalonians 2:13-14