1 We bless the triune God –
The Father and the Word,
And Holy Ghost;
God, who must ever be
The mighty One-in-Three;
To all eternity
The Lord of Hosts.
2 Holy, immortal Three,
One God eternally,
Teach us to praise;
Mysterious Three-in-One,
To us thy grace make known,
And lead us safely on
In thy own ways.
3 While we in Meshech dwell,
May we thy wonders tell,
Nor yield to fear.
Though men and devils rage,
And all their powers engage,
Zion, from age to age,
Is thy own care.
4 We bless the Father’s name,
Whose love is still the same;
We also praise
The Spirit and the Word;
Be this one God adored,
In solemn, sweet accord,
To endless days.
Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #517
Gadsby, William , was born in 1773 at Attleborough, in Warwickshire. In 1793 he joined the Baptist church at Coventry, and in 1798 began to preach. In 1800 a chapel was built for him at Desford, in Leicestershire, and two years later another in the town of Hinckley. In 1805 he removed to Manchester, becoming minister of a chapel in Rochdale Boad, where he continued until his death, in January, 1844. Gadsby was for many years exceedingly popular as a preacher of the High Calvinist faith, and visited in that capacity most parts of England. He published The Nazarene's Songs, being a composition of Original Hymns, Manchester, 1814; and Hymns on the Death of the Princess Charlotte, Manchester, 1817. In 1814 he also published A Selection of Hymn… Go to person page >
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