1 Who shall condemn to endless flames
The chosen people of our God;
Since in the book of life their names
Are fairly writ in Jesu's blood.
2 He, for the sins of his elect,
hath a complete atonement made:
Stern Justice views without defect
The work he wrought, the price he paid.
3 Not tribulation, nakedness,
The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,
Can separate from Christ the Lord.
4 Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor height,
Nor powers below, nor powers above;
Not present things, nor things to come,
Can change his purposes of love.
5 His sovereign mercy knows no end,
His faithfulness shall still endure:
And those who on his truth depend,
Shall find his word for ever sure.
Source: The Hartford Selection of Hymns: from the most approved authors: to which are added a number never before published (2nd ed.) #XL
First Line: | Who shall condemn to endless flames |
Title: | The Consequences of Election |
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 |
First published as "Who shall condemn to endless flames," Hymn 63 in John Rippon, A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, 1787. In Beddome's posthumous book, 1818, this appears as Hymn 305, "Say, who shall God's elect condemn."