I Fear The Serpent's Hiss

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I fear the serpent’s hiss

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: SOUTHWELL (Daman)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 I fear the serpent’s hiss,
The prowling lion’s roar,
The tempter’s fascinating wiles,
And his destroying power.

2 What subtle arts he tries,
To draw me into sin!
Presents th’alluring bait, but hides
The baneful hook within.

3 He makes fair promises
Of safety, peace and joy;
And where his craft does not prevail,
He’ll open force employ.

4 A thousand forms he takes,
As best may suit his end;
Now a bright angel he appears,
And now a hateful fiend.

5 But why should I of him
Be slavishly afraid?
Jesus, whose heel the serpent bruised,
Shall bruise the serpent’s head.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16243

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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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