God's Faithfulness and Truth

Ye humble saints, proclaim abroad

Author: John Needham
Published in 28 hymnals

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1 Ye humble saints, proclaim abroad
The honours of a faithful God,
How just and true area all his ways,
How much above your highest praise!

2 The words his sacred lips declare
Of his own mind the image bear;
What should Him tempt, from frailty free,
Blest in his self-sufficiency?

3 He will not his great self deny:
A God all truth can never lie:
As well might he his being quit
As breaks his oath, or word forget.

4 Let frighten'd rivers change their course,
Or backward hasten to their source;
Swift thro' the air let rocks be hurl'd,
And mountains like the chaff be whirl'd.

5 Let sun and stars forget to rise,
Or quit their stations in the skies;
Let Heaven and earth both pass away,
Eternal truth shall ne'er decay.

6 True to his word, God gave his Son,
To die for crimes which men had done;
Blest pledge! He never will revoke
A single promise he has spoke.

Source: A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #XIX

Author: John Needham

Needham, John, was the son of John Needham, Baptist Minister, of Hitchin, Herts, but the date of his birth is unknown. He would doubtless be educated by his father, who was a tutor and in repute as a learned man. In 1750 Needham became co-pastor with John Beddome at the Baptist meetinghouse in the Pithay, Bristol; but, two years later, Beddome having retired through age, a violent controversy arose in the Church with regard to a continuance of the plan of co-pastorship. As the result, Needham and a number of his friends removed to a Baptist meetinghouse in Callowhill Street, where a Mr. Foot was pastor. For a time the two societies used the same builing at different hours, but in 1755 they were united, with Mr. Needham and Mr. Foot as co-pa… Go to person page >

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First Line: Ye humble saints, proclaim abroad
Title: God's Faithfulness and Truth
Author: John Needham
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d899

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d617

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #19

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #3

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A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #25

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #19

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A Selection of Hymns #XIX

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Baptist Hymn Book #a24

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Christian Hymns #12

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #44

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #44

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Hymns for Christian Melody #10

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Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #30

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d367

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #12

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #XXII

Supplement to Watts #d498

The Baptist Harmony #d461

The Baptist Harmony #d475

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d659

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The Baptist Hymn Book #5

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The Baptist Hymn Book #24

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The Christian Psalmist #36

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #737

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