God, in the Gospel of his Son

God, in the Gospel of his Son. Benjamin Beddome* (1717-1795).  This was published in John Rippon*’s Selection of Hymns* (1787), entitled ‘The Gospel of Christ’. It had six stanzas:                God, in the Gospel of his Son,                                     Makes his eternal Councils known;                            ’Tis here his richest Mercy shines,                             And Truth is drawn in fairest Lines.                    Here Sinners of an humble FrameMay taste his Grace, and learn his Name;’Tis writ in Characters of BloodSeverely just, immensely good.  Here Jesus, in ten thousand Ways, His Soul attracting Charms displays, Recounts his Poverty, and Pains, And tells his...