And Is Thy Work, Oh God, A Fire?

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And is Thy Word, oh God, a fire?

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: BUTLER (11115)
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1 And is Thy Word, oh God, a fire?
Let light and heat from thence proceed;
The holy flame by it produced
Do Thou with constant fuel feed.

2 Is it a hammer? let it break
This hard unfeeling heart of mine,
And by its oft repeated strokes,
Prepare the way for joys divine.

3 Let not Thy faithful servants, Lord,
Of fruitless labors e’er complain;
Oh may this fire be never quenched,
This hammer never strike in vain.

4 Lord, send Thy truth to every land,
Let pagans feel its mighty power;
And let its wide dominion spread,
Till sin and death are known no more.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15876

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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:	And is Thy Word, oh God, a fire?
Title:	And Is Thy Work, Oh God, A Fire?
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain