{"id":1865,"date":"2011-10-12T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T17:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2013-06-13T15:08:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T19:08:54","slug":"the-hymns-of-philip-doddridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=1865","title":{"rendered":"The Hymns of Philip Doddridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Just last night my copy of The Hymns of Philip Doddridge<\/a>\"\"<\/em> came in the mail, and I was straightway taken in. Doddridge<\/a> (1702-1751) was mentored by Watts and was a prominent Dissenting minister in England. This volume is a reprint of the posthumously published volume of Doddridge’s hymns with a brief biographical sketch added. The hymns are arranged canonically according to the texts from which each hymn was drawn.<\/p>\n

The are rich poems very valuable for meditation (not to mention singing). Here is one where Doddridge contemplates 2 Timothy 2:19:<\/p>\n

But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”<\/p>\n

The Stability of the Divine Foundation, and Its Double Inscription<\/em><\/p>\n

(2 Timothy 2:19)<\/p>\n

To THEE, great Architect on high,<\/p>\n

Immortal thanks be paid,<\/p>\n

Who, to support Thy sinking saints,<\/p>\n

This firm foundation laid.<\/p>\n

2. Fix’d on a Rock Thy gospel stands,<\/p>\n

And braves the rage of hell;<\/p>\n

And, while the Saviour’s hand protects,<\/p>\n

His blood cements it well.<\/p>\n

3. Here will I build my final hope;<\/p>\n

Here rest my weary soul;<\/p>\n

Majestic shall the fabric rise,<\/p>\n

Till glory crown the whole.<\/p>\n

4. Deep on my heart, all-gracious Lord,<\/p>\n

Engrave its double seal;<\/p>\n

Which, while it speaks Thy honor’d name,<\/p>\n

Its sacred use may tell.<\/p>\n

5. Dear by a thousand tender bonds,<\/p>\n

Thy saints to Thee are known;<\/p>\n

And, conscious what a name they bear,<\/p>\n

Iniquity they shun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a great book and wonderful devotional resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Just last night my copy of The Hymns of Philip Doddridge came in the mail, and I was straightway taken in. Doddridge (1702-1751) was mentored by Watts and was a prominent Dissenting minister in England. This volume is a reprint of the posthumously published volume of Doddridge’s hymns with a brief biographical sketch added. …<\/p>\n

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