Morning Before Baptism, or, at the Water's Side

How great, how solemn is the work

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Published in 49 hymnals

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1 How great, how solemn is the work
Which we attend today!
Now for a holy, solemn frame,
O God, to thee we pray.

2 [O may we feel as once we felt,
When pained and grieved at heart,
Thy kind, forgiving, melting look
Relieved our every smart.

3 Let graces, then in exercise,
Be exercised again;
And, nurtured by celestial power,
In exercise remain.]

4 Awake our love, our fear, our hope;
Wake, fortitude and joy;
Vain world, begone; let things above
Our happy thoughts employ.

5 Whilst thee, our Saviour and our God,
To all around we own,
Drive each rebellious, rival lust,
Each traitor from thy throne.

6 Instruct our minds; our wills subdue;
To heaven our passions raise;
That hence our lives, our all may be
Devoted to thy praise.

Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #434

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: How great, how solemn is the work
Title: Morning Before Baptism, or, at the Water's Side
Author: Benjamin Beddome
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Hymns. 2nd ed. #d86

A Choice Selection of Hymns. 6th ed. #d107

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #691

A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d85

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d145

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #762

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #354

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A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #434

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #453

A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Supplementary for the Use of Christians. 2nd ed. #d46

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A Selection of Hymns #CDLIII

Baptist Harmony #d100

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Baptist Hymn Book #a794

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d372

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Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns #S46

Conference Hymns, Selected and Original. 3rd ed. #d45

General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d130

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Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #470

Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d152

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #B193

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (8th ed.) #b193

Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 1st Canadian ed. #d118

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Hymns for Christian Melody #337

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Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed. corr.) #273

Hymns, Original and Selected, for the use of Christians #d96

Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d108

Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d135

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #C44

Our Favorite Hymnal #d97

Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #d143

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Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #370

Supplement to Watts #d186

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d232

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The Baptist Hymn Book #1130

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The Baptist Hymn Book #794

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The Baptist Psalmody #920

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The Boston Collection of Sacred and Devotional Hymns #4

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The Latest Collection of Original and Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #225

The Prayer Meeting Hymn Book #d114

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1171

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d395

Zion's Hymns, for the Use of the Original Free-Will Baptist Church of North Carolina #d107

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