Vile Tempter, Quick Be Gone

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Vile tempter, quick be gone

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: ORRINGTON
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Vile tempter, quick be gone,
Thy snares are spread in vain;
Thy fiery darts, to wound my soul,
Retort on thee again.

2 Though in an angel’s form,
Through the disguise I see;
Thou art an enemy to God,
A cruel foe to me.

3 Thine artful stratagems
Shall teach me to beware;
Great is thy cruelty and rage,
And great shall be my care.

4 Or should I feeble prove,
Know, Jesus is my friend;
Through Him thy base attempts shall fail,
And in confusion end.

5 He conquered on the cross,
And will new conquests gain;
Begone, seducer vile, be gone,
Thy snares are spread in vain.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16239

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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:	Vile tempter, quick be gone
Title:	Vile Tempter, Quick Be Gone
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	6.6.8.6
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain