A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CXXXIV
Display Title: Love to our Enemies First Line: Aloud we sing the wond'rous grace Meter: C. MM. Scripture: Luke 23:34 Date: 1793 Subject: Graces |
A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CXXXIV
1 Aloud we sing the wond'rous grace,
Christ to his murderers bare;
which made the tottering cross its throne,
And hung its trophies there.
2 "Father forgive," his mercy cry'd,
With his expiring breath,
And drew eternal blessings down
On those who wrought his deat.
3 Jesus, this wond'rous love we sing,
And whilst we sing admire;
Breathe on our souls and kindle there,
The same celestial fire.
4 Sway'd by thy dear example, Lord,
For enemies we'll pray;
with love their hatred we'll reward
With blessings we'll repay.
Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >| First Line: | Aloud we sing the wondrous grace |
| Title: | Love to our Enemies from the Example of Christ |
| Author: | Philip Doddridge |
| Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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