Rapid Spread of the Gospel

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See the vivid lightnings flashing

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: WILDERSMOUTH (Hopkins)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 See the vivid lightnings flashing,
Turning darksome night to day;
Swift the motion, great the power,
Nothing can obstruct the way;
All creation
Pay their homage and obey.

2 Thus shall spread the glorious Gospel,
To the earth’s remotest bound;
Distant empires, lands and nations,
Soon shall hear the solemn sound;
Darkness fleeing,
Light shall everywhere abound.

3 Grace and mercy then descending,
Shall the stubborn heart subdue,
Christ reveal His great salvation,
To the Gentile and the Jew;
Numerous converts
Shall appear like morning dew.

4 Lo, He comes in state and glory,
Bands celestial line the way;
Saints, go forth and meet your Savior,
And the deepest reverence pay;
Join your triumphs,
Hail the joyful, happy day.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15706

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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:	See the vivid lightnings flashing
Title:	Rapid Spread of the Gospel
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	8.7.8.7.4.7
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain