The Gospel of His Son.
Romans 1:9
Words: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795). Published posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818), number 371. The Gospel of Christ.
Music: Grostette Henry W. Greatorex, 1851 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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If you know where to get a good picture of Beddome or Greatorex (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
God, in the Gospel of His Son,
Makes His eternal counsels known;
’Tis here His richest mercy shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.
Here, sinners of a humble frame
May taste His grace, and learn His name;
’Tis writ in characters of blood,
Severely just, immensely good
Here, Jesus in ten thousand ways,
His soul-attracting charms displays,
Recounts His poverty and pains,
And tells His love in melting strains.
Wisdom its dictates here imparts,
To form our minds, renew our hearts;
Its influence makes the sinner live,
And bids the drooping saint revive.
Our raging passions it controls,
And comfort yields to contrite souls;
It brings a better world in view,
And guides us all our journey through.