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

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

Published in 17 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,
even 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: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P133

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

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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Bible Songs #286

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Bible Songs #150

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #232

Hymns for Social Worship, Compiled for the Use of Canadian Baptist Churches #d27

Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d16

Sabbath School Psalmodist #d6

Sacred Songs and Solos #437

Text

Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases #P163

Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book #133

The Book of Psalms Rendered in Metre and Set to Music #d21

The Book of Psalms Rendered in Metre and Set to Music #ad21

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P133

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #P105

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #P105

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The Psalms of David #134a

The Psalter #d15

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