Persevering Grace

Thou knowest, Lord, how vile I am

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Representative Text

1. Thou knowest, Lord, how vile I am,
Nor word nor thought is free from blame;
Defiled throughout and prone to sin,
Oh wash my sinful nature clean.

2. Sweetly attracted by thy grace,
Lead me in paths of righteousness;
My follies past, Lord, I would mourn,
And with my soul to thee return.

3. Should I perversely go astray,
Again thy powerful grace display;
May I the heavenly course pursue,
And keep the crown of life in view.

4. Arrived where bliss immortal reigns,
I shall forget all present pains;
Or if remembered, they will prove
Incentives to eternal love.

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: Thou knowest, Lord, how vile I am
Title: Persevering Grace
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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