Divine Direction and Support

Lord, by thy Spirit and thy word

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Representative Text

1. Lord, by thy Spirit and thy word,
Guide us in that delightful way,
In which thy saints have ever trod,
Which leads to realms of endless day.

2. If enemies beset us round,
Our spirits raise, our strength renew;
If thorns and briars infest the ground,
Help us to force a passage through.

3. If earth and hell their powers unite,
Render their mighty efforts vain,
That we receive no lasting hurt,
Though we may feel some present pain.

4. Thy succour grant in times of need,
In health and sickness, life and death;
Then shall we live to thee indeed,
With joy at last resign our breath.

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: Lord, by thy Spirit and thy word
Title: Divine Direction and Support
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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