Jesus, my Savior, bind me fast

Jesus, my Savior, bind me fast

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: CAMPMEETING
Published in 23 hymnals

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: Jesus, my Savior, bind me fast
Author: Benjamin Beddome
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Jesus, my Saviour, bind me fast. B. Beddome. [Divine Drawings implored.] Published in his (posthumous) Hymns, &c, 1817, No. 557, in 4 stanza of 4 lines, and headed "Draw me." In the 27th edition of Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1827, stanzas ii.-iv. were given, together with a new opening stanza, as "If Thou hast drawn a thousand times." This is repeated in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, No. 463, and others; especially the American hymn-books.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #217

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Church music #CLVI

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #288

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #665

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Hymns of the Ages #471

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Hymns of the Ages #471

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Precious Hymns #59

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d400

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d400

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #367

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #230

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #230

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #82

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d426

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d275

The Social Harp #d167

The Social Harp. Rev. #d202

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d228

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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #689

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