God's Universal Presence

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Should hostile powers against me join

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Tune: REST (Bradbury)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Should hostile powers against me join,
I have a helper all divine;
To Him my soul shall quickly fly,
On Him my steadfast faith rely.

2 Torn from th’embraces of my friends,
Exiled to earth’s remotest ends;
Yet would I live devoid of fear,
Knowing that God is present there.

3 Weighed down with guilt, o’erwhelmed with grief,
From Him I seek and find relief;
When dread alarms spread all around,
In Him alone is succor found.

4 When outward comforts are withdrawn,
I am content with Him alone;
No real loss can me befall,
For He is mine, and He is all.

He’s ever good, and ever nigh,
He lives when worlds of creatures die;
This glorious God will ever be,
Sufficient for Himself and me.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15847

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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:	Should hostile powers against me join
Title:	God's Universal Presence
Author:	Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Source:	Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain