Raise Not Thy Hand In Judgment, Lord

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Raise not Thy hand in judgment, Lord

Author: Benjamin Beddome (alt.)
Tune: DEWITT
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Raise not Thy hand in judgment, Lord,
With us, a guilty race;
Thy needful succor now afford,
And help us in distress.

2 Let not the waterspouts descend,
Nor burst upon our plains;
But in Thy mercy condescend
To stay the sweeping rains.

3 Command the clouded sun to shine,
And shed a constant ray;
Directed by a hand divine,
Our night shall turn to day.

4 Oh let its fructifying beam,
The precious grain mature;
And we Thy goodness will proclaim,
Whose promise shall endure.

5 Wonder and love shall tune our tongues,
For all Thy kindness shown,
While thankful we in joyful songs,
Thy gracious hand will own.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15708

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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:	Raise not Thy hand in judgment, Lord
Title:	Raise Not Thy Hand In Judgment, Lord
Author:	Benjamin Beddome (alt.)
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship by R. Hall (London: Burton & Briggs, 1817)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain