See, Whilst The Saint Expiring Lies

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See, whilst the saint expiring lies

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: DEPAUW
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1 See, whilst the saint expiring lies,
Upward he lifts his longing eyes;
In praise he spends his latest breath,
Triumphs in pain, and sings in death.

2 Oh who can tell what secret power
Supports him in the gloomy hour;
What unseen hand is with him there,
Or whence proceeds that cheerful air?

3 A smile upon his lips appears,
His face a heav’nly aspect wears;
Each grief removed, each sin forgiv’n,
On earth he feels the dawn of Heav’n.

4 Sinners behold, and wondering cry,
"Thus, like the righteous, let me die";
But such an end they’ll never find,
Who leave not such a life behind.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16258

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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:	See, whilst the saint expiring lies
Title:	See, Whilst The Saint Expiring Lies
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain