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16125. Fixed The Covenant Is, And Certain

1 Fixed the cov’nant is, and cer­tain,
Ratified by blood di­vine;
Saints, with lov­ing ex­ul­ta­tion,
Celebrate the kind de­sign:
Sing of mer­cy,
As it now in Je­sus shines.

2 Hence pro­ceed un­numbered bless­ings
Pardon, peace and end­less joy,
Those with cov’nant-truth re­cord­ed,
Shall our dai­ly thoughts em­ploy:
Precious Bi­ble,
Thus to bring a Sav­ior nigh.

3 All its pro­mis­es and pre­cepts,
All the doc­trines it con­tains,
Are a rich and bound­less trea­sure,
Far ex­ceed­ing earth­ly gains:
Sacred vol­ume,
Antidote to mor­tal pains.

4 Let thy light be still ex­tend­ed,
Reaching all the hu­man race,
Let the migh­ty con­quer­ing Sav­ior,
Show the glo­ries of His face:
Win the na­tions,
By His so­ve­reign pow­er and grace.

Text Information
First Line: Fixed the cov’nant is, and cer­tain
Title: Fixed The Covenant Is, And Certain
Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
Meter: 87.87.47
Language: English
Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: PILGRIMAGE by George J. Elvey, RAPHAEL by Edward J. Hopkins< WILDERSMOUTH by Edward J. Hopkins
Tune Information
Name: ST. AUSTIN
Meter: 87.87.47
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Gregorian chant, Bristol Tune Book, 1876
Copyright: Public Domain



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