Unto thine altar Lord

Unto thine altar Lord

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Published in 57 hymnals

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1 Unto thine altar Lord,
A broken heart I bring;
And wilt thou graciously accept
Of such a worthless thing?

2 To Christ the bleeding lamb,
My faith directs its eyes
Thou may'st reject that worthless thing,
But not his sacrifice.

3 When he gave up the Ghost,
The law was satisfied;
And now to its most rigorous claims,
I answer, "Jesus died."

A New Selection of Hymns, 1812

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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: Unto thine altar Lord
Author: Benjamin Beddome
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
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Notes

Unto Thine altar, Lord . B. Beddome. [Lent.] Appealed in Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787, No. 356, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines, and later in other hymnals. In Beddome's posthumous Hymns, 1817, No. 482, it begins " Now to Thine altar, Lord."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d816
A Collection of Hymns #271Image
A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #12TextImage
A New Selection of Psalms and Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to Public and Private Worship. 2nd ed. #d512
A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the best authors; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations (21st ed. with an appendix) #538Image
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: designed (especially the former part) for the use of congregations as an appendix to Dr. Watt's Psalms and Hymn #H.CXCVImage
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: in two parts, part I. containing the hymns; part II. containing the songs...(3rd ed. corr. and enl. by author) #H.CXCVImage
A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors.: including a great number of originals: intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. (Woodward's rev. and corr. ed.; Sterotype ed.) #356Image
Baptist Chorals: a tune and hymn book designed to promote general congregational singing; containing one hundred and sixty four tunes adapted to about four hundred choice hymns #282Image
Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d485
Conference Hymns. a new collection of hymns, designed especially for use in conference and prayer meetings, and family worship. #345Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #287Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #287Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #541Image
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #541Image
Hymns for Church and Home #260Image
Hymns for Social Meetings #67Image
Hymns for the Camp. (3rd ed. rev. and enl.) #94Image
Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d529
Hymns of the Church Militant #146aImage
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the use of Christians #d261
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed. corr.) #297Image
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d287
Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d325
Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, intended to be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #CCCLVIImage
Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: adapted to private and public worship, selected from various authors #473Image
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #ad1177
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #541Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian worship #541Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #541Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #541Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #541Image
Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations: a collection of psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with music for chuch services, prayer and conference meetings, religious conventions, and family worship. #172Image
Songs of the Church: or, hymns and tunes for Christian worship #316Image
The American Repository of Sacred Music #d162
The Baptist Harmony #d409
The Baptist Harmony #d421
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1432Image
The Baptist Hymn Book: comprising a large and choice collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, adapted to the faith and order of the Old School, or Primitive Baptists (2nd stereotype Ed.) #905Image
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #450Image
The Baptist Praise Book #683Image
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #471Image
The Brick Church Hymns, Designed for the Use of Social Prayer Meetings and Families, selected from the most approved authors #67Image
The Call of the Master #d11
The Christian Harmonist: containing a set of tunes adapted to all the metres in Mr. Rippon's Selection of Hymns, in the collection of hymns by Mr. Joshua Smith, and in Dr. Watt's Psalms and Hymns... #50Image
The Christian's Harp: containing a choice selection of psalm and hymn tunes, suited to the various metres now in use among the different religious denominations..(Corrected, enlarged and much improved #31aImage
The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems: being chiefly a collection (3rd ed. rev.) #CDXXIIImage
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book: for churches and Sunday-schools #174Image
The Primitive Baptist Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes of early and late composition #358Image
The Psalmist: a new collection of hymns for the use of Baptist churches; with a supplement #527Image
The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Baptist Churches #527Image
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1074Image
The Sanctus #d261
The Southern Psalmist #d890
The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d937
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #423Image
Union Hymns: adapted to Social Meetings and Family Worship Selected from Church Psalmody, with Additional Hymns #d280
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