Devoting All to God

Blessed Lord, my wandering heart recall

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Author: Benjamin Beddome

Benjamin Beddome was born at Henley-in Arden, Warwickshire, January 23, 1717. His father was a Baptist minister. He studied at various places, and began preaching in 1740. He was pastor of a Baptist society at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, until his death in 1795. In 1770, he received the degree of M.A. from the Baptist College in Providence, Rhode Island. He published several discourses and hymns. "His hymns, to the number of 830, were published in 1818, with a recommendation from Robert Hall." Montgomery speaks of him as a "writer worthy of honour both for the quantity and the quality of his hymns." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Blessed Lord, my wandering heart recall
Title: Devoting All to God
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Stanzas 3-4 were first published in Rippon's Selection, 1787, Hymn 333, without attribution; they are usually attributed to John Rippon. Stanzas 1, 2 and 5 are by Benjamin Beddome, 1818.

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