Pleading with God

Low at thy feet, oh God, I fall

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Representative Text

1. Low at thy feet, oh God, I fall,
Be thou my light, my strength, my all,
In times of deep distress;
On thee I cast my loads of care,
To thee I make my earnest prayer,
And all my guilt confess.

2. Though great the score, still, Lord, I cry,
Oh be that mercy ever nigh,
Procured by blood divine;
To one so vile, thy grace display,
Take all my crimson stains away,
And tell me I am thine.

3. One word from thee will give relief,
One look alleviate my grief,
And sacred peace afford;
Thy promises so rich and free,
Are made to sinners such as me
Oh hear thy servant, Lord.

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: Low at thy feet, oh God, I fall
Title: Pleading with God
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Copyright: Public domain
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