Dear Lord, thy word of truth affords

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Dear Lord, thy word of truth affords

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: LAMBETH (Schulthes)
Published in 7 hymnals

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1 Dear Lord, Thy word of truth affords
A balm for every wound;
Hence all our hopes of bliss arise,
And here our peace is found.

2 The tree of life, beneath whose shade
The weary pilgrim sits;
And there regaling on its fruits,
With sweet refreshment meets.

3 The sure foundation of our faith,
And source of all our joy,
May it our warmest thoughts engage,
Our inmost souls employ.

4 But not on us alone bestow,
These records of Thy love,
Let distant lands Thy truth receive,
And all its blessings prove.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16124

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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:	Dear Lord, thy word of truth affords
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Copyright:	Public Domain

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LAMBETH (Schulthes)

Credited to Wilhelm Schulthes, 1871, in The Hymnal (1916). Reviews of his works in The Musical Times in 1871 include an "Ave Maria" for organ/piano and "O Salutaris" for soprano and choir. These pieces appear to be exceptionally rare and are not readily available for study. —Chris Fenner

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