The Wisdom of God

Representative Text

1 Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will,
Tumultuous passions all be still,
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, his counsels wise.

2 In realms of cloudless light he dwells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals;
And though his footsteps are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.

3 In heaven and earth and air and seas
He executes his firm decrees;
And by his saints it stands confessed
That what he does is ever best.

4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait,
With reverence bow before his seat,
And 'mid the terrors of his rod
Trust in a wise and gracious God.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #48

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will
Title: The Wisdom of God
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1787)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818); John Rippon, A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, 1787
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

HAMBURG

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) composed HAMBURG (named after the German city) in 1824. The tune was published in the 1825 edition of Mason's Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Mason indicated that the tune was based on a chant in the first Gregorian tone. HAMBURG is a very simple tune with…

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Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d539

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Seamen's Hymns #417

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d652

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Selah #52a

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Social Psalmist #417

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #15

Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d447

Songs for the New Life #d688

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #220

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #220

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #220

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Songs for the Sanctuary #220

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Songs for the Sanctuary #220

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Songs for the Sanctuary #220

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #89

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Songs of the Church #124

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Sunday School Hymn Book. (19th ed) #99

Supplement to Watts #d446

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d442

The Baptist Harmony #d414

The Baptist Harmony #d426

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The Baptist Harp #202

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d518

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #158

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #58.158

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #745

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The Baptist Hymn Book #158

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d583

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The Baptist Hymn Book #17

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The Baptist Hymn Book #28

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The Baptist Praise Book #153

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The Baptist Psalmody #48

The Book of Praise #d845

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #111

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #544

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The Christian Hymn Book #69

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #161

The Church Hymn Book #d587

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d960

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #23

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The Congregational Hymn Book #33

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The Coronation Hymnal #22

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The Cyber Hymnal #7589

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #261

The Devotional Hymn Book #d514

The Family Choir #d46

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The Harp #602

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a602

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The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #VII

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The Hartford Selection of Hymns #VII

The Millennial Harp #d492

The Millennial Harp #d245

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The Mozart Collection of Sacred Music #115

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d563

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad563

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The National Baptist Hymnal #111

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The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #118

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The New Laudes Domini #260

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #388

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #388

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The Psalmist #S3

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #729

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The Psalms and Hymns #10a

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d244

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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D354

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #19

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #103b

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d1143

The Sacred Lute #d363

The Select Hymn and Song Book #d330

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d949

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #48

The Southern Psalmist #d894

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d941

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #116

The Vestry Hymn Book #d508

Union Hymnal #76

Union Hymns #d428

Village Hymns #147

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #147

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #147

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #147

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Worship in Song #121

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Worship in the School Room #20

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