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Behold how good a thing it is, And how becoming well

Behold how good a thing it is, And how becoming well

Published in 20 hymnals


Representative Text

1 Behold, how good a thing it is,
and how becoming well,
Together such as brethren are
in unity to dwell!
2 Like precious ointment on the head,
that down the beard did flow,
Ev'n Aaron's beard, and to the skirts,
did of his garments go.

3 As Hermon's dew, the dew that doth
on Zion' hills descend:
For there the blessing God commands,
life that shall never end.

Source: Foundations Psalter: 1650 Scottish Psalter #133

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Text Information

First Line: Behold how good a thing it is, And how becoming well
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Behold, how good a thing it is, And how, &c. [Ps. cxxxiii.] From the Scottish Psalter, 1650, into Spurgoon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, No. 133. In the American Presbyterian Hymnal, Philadelphia, 1874, No. 593, it is altered to "Behold, how good and pleasant," &c. In this form it is also in other American collections.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Foundations Psalter #133

Foundations Psalter #133

Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book #133

Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book #133
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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P133

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P133
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