Would Those Who Thirst For Blood

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Would those who thirst for blood

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: SOUTHWELL (Daman)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Would those who thirst for blood,
Thy little flock devour?
Lord, change their hearts or check their rage,
By Thine almighty power.

2 When dangers compass round,
May Thine uplifted arm
Restrain or frustrate their designs,
Who seek to do us harm.

3 ’Midst savage beasts of prey,
Thou art our confidence;
From men more savage far than they,
Be Thou our sure defense.

4 To Thee, almighty God,
In all our straits we come;
Do Thou protect us in the way,
And bring us safely home.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15757

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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:	Would those who thirst for blood
Title:	Would Those Who Thirst For Blood
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	6.6.8.6
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship by R. Hall (London: Burton & Briggs, 1817)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain