Love to our Enemies from the Example of Christ

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Aloud we sing the wondrous grace

Author: Philip Doddridge
Published in 29 hymnals

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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.

Source: The Hartford Selection of Hymns: from the most approved authors: to which are added a number never before published (2nd ed.) #CLII

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Author: Philip Doddridge

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 >

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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