I will establish my covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:7
Words: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795). Published posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818), number 685. The Rich and Faithful Word.
Music: St. Austin Gregorian chant. Arranged in the Bristol Tune Book, 1876 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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If you know where to get a good picture of Beddome (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Fixed the cov’nant is, and certain,
Ratified by blood divine;
Saints, with loving exultation,
Celebrate the kind design:
Sing of mercy,
As it now in Jesus shines.
Hence proceed unnumbered blessings
Pardon, peace and endless joy,
Those with cov’nant-truth recorded,
Shall our daily thoughts employ:
Precious Bible,
Thus to bring a Savior nigh.
All its promises and precepts,
All the doctrines it contains,
Are a rich and boundless treasure,
Far exceeding earthly gains:
Sacred volume,
Antidote to mortal pains.
Let thy light be still extended,
Reaching all the human race,
Let the mighty conquering Savior,
Show the glories of His face:
Win the nations,
By His sovereign power and grace.