Sanctification

Hear, oh my soul, the cheering word

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Representative Text

1. Hear, oh my soul, the cheering word,
Thy righteousness is from the Lord;
Then with a suppliant voice I'll cry,
Lord make it known, and bring it nigh.

2. That blood which once was shed for sin,
Can make the guilty conscience clean;
Oh then apply that blood to me,
For that is now my only plea.

3. From all pollution cleanse my heart,
Thy sanctifying grace impart;
And let my conduct ever prove,
My interest in thy special love.

4. Then shall my varied life express,
My gratitude and thankfulness;
And all thy saints shall with me join,
To celebrate the change divine.

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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 >

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Text Information

First Line: Hear, oh my soul, the cheering word
Title: Sanctification
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Copyright: Public domain
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