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Perseverance

And are we saints indeed

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Representative Text

1. And are we saints indeed,
From Satan's bondage free?
How happy is our state,
Yet happier soon shall be:
His promise, God will never break,
Though he withdraw, he'll not forsake.

2. Let earth and hell unite,
To rob us of our joy;
He'll mock the vain design,
And all their schemes destroy:
Our faith though weak shall never fail,
Our fears though strong shall not prevail.

3. Then wake our tuneful tongues,
To celebrate his praise;
His counsels firmly stand,
And stable are his ways:
He aids the birth to which he brings.
And grace shall crown what grace begins.

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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: And are we saints indeed
Title: Perseverance
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Copyright: Public domain
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