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Sovereign of worlds above, And Lord of all below

Sovereign of worlds above, And Lord of all below

Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Published in 29 hymnals

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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 >

Text Information

First Line: Sovereign of worlds above, And Lord of all below
Author: Benjamin Beddome (1818)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Source: Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Copyright: Public Domain

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Church Psalmody #H501

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Church Psalmody #501

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S150a

Evangelical Musick #d81

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Evangelical Musick #192

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Hymns for Social Worship #401

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Hymns #860

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #501

Melodies of the Church #d899

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Parish Hymns #452

Parish Psalmody #d731

Parish Psalmody #d745

Prayers for the Use of Families with a Selection of Hymns #d117

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #73

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #87

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #708

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Songs of Zion Enlarged #323

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The Lyrica #360

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The Psalmist #863

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The Psalmist #863

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The Sabbath School #131

Universalist Hymn Book #d474

Village Hymns #454

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #454

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #454

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #454

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