Incarnation and Sufferings

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Stupendous was the love

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Tune: GREENWOOD (Sweetser)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Stupendous was the love
Of God’s eternal Son,
Who left the blissful scenes above,
And His imperial throne.

2 He waded through a sea
Of overwhelming wrath,
That wretched sinners, such as we,
Might be redeemed from death.

3 Expiring on the cross,
He Satan’s empire broke;
Surprise and horror seized His foes,
And hell’s foundation shook.

4 From Him we grace receive,
In Him all good possess;
And those who on His word believe,
Shall reign with Him in bliss.

5 Hosanna to His name,
Let heav’nly hosts adore;
But saints, with pure seraphic flame,
Should love and praise Him more.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15899

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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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First Line:	Stupendous was the love
Title:	Incarnation and Sufferings
Author:	Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter:	6.6.8.6
Source:	Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain