Devotedness to God

Thou Parent of all good

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
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Representative Text

1. Thou Parent of all good
Preserve my soul from ill;
Do thou direct my heart and hand,
To execute thy will.

2. My heart, how weak and frail,
How sinful and unclean;
Renew it Lord, and sow the seeds
Of holiness within.

3. From every earthly charm,
Oh set my spirit free;
May I my time and strength devote,
My life, my all to thee.

4. In wisdom's pleasant ways,
Help me to persevere,
Till I shall reach the world of bliss,
And serve thee better there.

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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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Text Information

First Line: Thou Parent of all good
Title: Devotedness to God
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1818
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1930.
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