Hope from the Gospel Only

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1 God's holy law, transgressed,
Speaks nothing but despair;
Burdened with guilt, with grief oppressed,
We find no comfort there.

2 Not all our groans and tears,
Nor works which we have done,
Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers,
Can e'er for sin atone.

3 Relief alone is found
In Jesus' precious blood;
'Tis this that heals the mortal wound,
And reconciles to God.

4 High lifted on the cross,
The spotless Victim dies;
This is salvation's only source,
Whence all our hopes arise.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #381

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: God's holy law transgressed
Title: Hope from the Gospel Only
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

God's holy law transgressed. B. Beddome. [Hope in the Gospel.] Appeared in R. Hall's edition of Beddome's (posthumous) Hymns, &c, 1817, No. 362, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and entitled, “Hope alone from the Gospel." Its use in Great Britain is limited, but in America it is extensive; but in most cases either abbreviated or altered. Original text in the Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1878, No. 314, with "Convinced of guilt," &c, for "Burdened with guilt," &c, in stanza i. line 3.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Collection of Evergreen Hymns, for All the People. New ed. #d43

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #295

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #81

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #669

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Baptist Hymn Book #a215

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Better Than Pearls #157

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Christian Melodies #146

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Christian Melodies #146

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d320

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Church Psalmist #718

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Church Psalmist #718

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Church Psalmody #H51

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Church Psalmody #51

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Free Methodist Hymnal #183

General Baptist Hymn Book #d164

Gospel Hymns #d144

Hymn Service No.2 #d30

Hymn Service No.3 #d23

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #314

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #314

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Hymns and Tunes #59

Hymns for Schools and Families #d39

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Hymns for Schools and Families #115

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Hymns for Social Worship #113

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Hymns for the Camp. (3rd ed. rev. and enl.) #12

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #407

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d151

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #295

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d344

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #277

Hymns of Grace and Truth. 2nd ed. #d94

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #51

Melodies of the Church #d299

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New Hymn and Tune book #231c

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New Hymn and Tune Book #231c

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New Select Hymns #20

Prison Hymn Book #d101

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Psalms and Hymns #55

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Service Hymnal #679

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #441

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #441

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #441

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Songs for the Sanctuary #441

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Songs for the Sanctuary #441

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Songs for the Sanctuary #441

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Songs of the Church #960

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #350

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #180.350

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The Baptist Hymn Book #350

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The Baptist Hymn Book #215

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The Baptist Psalmody #395

The Chapel Hymn Book #d112

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #130

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The Cyber Hymnal #11091

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The Devotional Chimes #51b

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #78

The Devotional Hymn Book #d152

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The Harp #392

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a392

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The Heart and Voice #230b

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #457

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #195

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The Lyrica #49

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d171

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad171

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The National Baptist Hymnal #244

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The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #56

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The Psalmist #262

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The Psalmist #262

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #98a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d309

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The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #60

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #381

The Singing Pilgrim #d61

The Southern Psalmist #d249

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d258

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d125

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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #298

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The Voice of Praise #814

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #183

Union Hymns #d134

Worship in the School Room #d45

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Worship in the School Room #46

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