Ascend, My Soul, to Pisgah's Hill

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Ascend, my soul, to Pisgah’s hill

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: EMMANUEL (Balle)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Ascend, my soul, to Pisgah’s hill,
Which overlooks the promised land;
Go view from thence the fertile fields,
And there with joy and wonder stand.

2 Then wish, as David did, for wings,
The wings of the celestial dove,
To bear thee up from earthly things,
To those delightful seats above.

3 There Jesus, clothed in bright array,
Displays His banner, plants His throne;
There night is turned to endless day,
Nor sin nor sorrow there is known.

4 Speed fast away, ye days and years,
Come death, convey me swiftly home;
Adieu to all my doubts and fears,
My brightest joys are yet to come.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15660

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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:	Ascend, my soul, to Pisgah’s hill
Title:	Ascend, My Soul, to Pisgah's Hill
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain