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Worship — Holy Scriptures

God, in the gospel of his Son

  • No. 173
  • Words Benjamin Beddome.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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God, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known;
'T is here his richest mercy shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

2

Wisdom its dictates here imparts,
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts;
Its influence makes the sinner live;
It bids the drooping saint revive.

3

Our rising passions it controls,
And comfort yields to contrite souls;
It brings a better world in view,
And guides us all our journey through.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «173» (large) with the reference line «219, 168, 51.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 219, 168 or 51); the hymn stands at the head of the right column of p. 61, below the music of hymn 171, stanzas 1–3, «Benjamin Beddome.» in italics at the end. The first word «GOD» is set in capitals and small capitals. «'T is» is printed with the space after the «T» (straight apostrophe). The print sets a thin space before «;» («known ;», «hearts ;», «live ;», «souls ;»); it is closed up here. The lines of each stanza are set flush (not indented). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 173 · printed page 61
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30