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Within these walls, dear Lord

Author: William Gadsby
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Within these walls, dear Lord,
Display thy matchless grace;
Thy constant aid afford,
And show thy smiling face;
And may thy blessed family
Enjoy salvation full and free.

2 Here may the eternal Three
His glorious power make known,
Set captive sinners free,
Bring wandering sinners home;
Display the wonders of his love,
And fix his children’s hearts above.

3 May watchmen, taught of God,
Jehovah’s love declare;
Proclaim a Saviour’s blood,
To vanquish guilty fear;
And may the heavenly Paraclete,
Their message seal in Zion’s heart.

Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #696

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Author: William Gadsby

Gadsby, William , was born in 1773 at Attleborough, in Warwickshire. In 1793 he joined the Baptist church at Coventry, and in 1798 began to preach. In 1800 a chapel was built for him at Desford, in Leicestershire, and two years later another in the town of Hinckley. In 1805 he removed to Manchester, becoming minister of a chapel in Rochdale Boad, where he continued until his death, in January, 1844. Gadsby was for many years exceedingly popular as a preacher of the High Calvinist faith, and visited in that capacity most parts of England. He published The Nazarene's Songs, being a composition of Original Hymns, Manchester, 1814; and Hymns on the Death of the Princess Charlotte, Manchester, 1817. In 1814 he also published A Selection of Hymn… Go to person page >

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