O what a treasure all divine

O what a treasure all divine

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Tune: DEDHAM
Published in 10 hymnals

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: O what a treasure all divine
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #37

Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #37

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d641

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d641
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The Baptist Hymn Book #964

The Baptist Hymn Book #964

The Christian Hymn Book #d485

The Christian Hymn Book #d485

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d489

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d489
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The Christian Psalmist #170

The Christian Psalmist #170

The Gospel Hymnal #d478

The Gospel Hymnal #d478
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The New Jubilee Harp #427

The New Jubilee Harp #427
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The New Jubilee Harp #427

The New Jubilee Harp #427
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The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H64

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H64
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