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Father, to Thee a joyful song we raise
With all Thine own;
And in Thy presence sound a note of praise
To Thee alone;
Bro't nigh, bro't home to Thee—O wondrous grace,
That gives us now with Thine own Son our place.
With all Thine own;
And in Thy presence sound a note of praise
To Thee alone;
Bro't nigh, bro't home to Thee—O wondrous grace,
That gives us now with Thine own Son our place.
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How deep the holy joy that fills that scene,
Where love is known!
Thy love, our God and Father, now is seen,
In Him alone;
As, in the holy calm of Thine own rest,
He leads the praise of those Thy love has blessed.
Where love is known!
Thy love, our God and Father, now is seen,
In Him alone;
As, in the holy calm of Thine own rest,
He leads the praise of those Thy love has blessed.
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He leads the praise! How precious to Thine ear
The song He sings!
How precious, too, to Thee—how near, how dear
Are those He brings
To share His place: 'twas thus that Thou didst plan;
Thou lovedst Him before the world began.
The song He sings!
How precious, too, to Thee—how near, how dear
Are those He brings
To share His place: 'twas thus that Thou didst plan;
Thou lovedst Him before the world began.
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Benjamin George Hardingham was born on December 25th, 1894 at Naveby, 10 miles south of Lincoln. In 1918, he married Evelyn Alice Barr. They had one daughter and two sons.
Benjamin came of Norfolk stock. His great grandfather who lived in Norwich, was involved in the linen industry and was among the few educated workers of that time. His grandmother had a large Victorian family and was known to be a strong minded woman. She founded a well known business in the area.
Mr. Hardingham received a degree from London University, taught geography and mathematics as well as authored at least 15 geography textbooks for schools.
His father left the Church of England to join with the Brethren as a young man in the1880’s. Benjamin himself came into fellowship with them at the age of 12 and continued in this path throughout his life.
In 1920, he composed this hymn which was published in the 1932 edition of “Hymns for the Little Flock” and later found its way to other hymn books.
He was editor and distributor of the monthly magazine “Help and Comfort” from 1962 to 1969 and compiler of the “Day Dawn Scripture Text Black Calendar”from 1962 to 1973 which was a favorite of the Brethren and many Christian homes.
Mr Hardingham was a schoolmaster and used his time to visit small gatherings in Scandinavia. He also had an oral ministry among the Brethren. Benjamin died November 1973 at Cheltenham.
China
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Fullerton, California, United States
Father, to Thee a joyful song we raise
With all Thine own;
Tbilisi, Georgia
Hebrews 2:12 reveals a very particular worship to God. This is the worship to the Father by the Son, not only in the church but through the church and from within the church. He says, “I will declare Your name to My brothers. ” Then He changed brothers to a synonym, saying, “In the midst of the church I will sing hymns of praise to You. ” To sing praises to the Father is the worship to the Father, yet this is a very particular worship. This is the church, constituted with all the believers, worshipping God with Christ in them as the worshipping person. Have you ever heard that the believers constituting the church worship God with Christ in them as their worshipping person? The real worship that the Father wants today is His Son worshipping Him from within all the believers as the church. This is quite deep.
Pasadena, CA, United States
Amen!
Austin, Texas, United States
Oh Abba Father!
PA
I am touched by "Thou lovedst Him before the world began."
It recalled me Romans 16:25-27, "Now to Him who is able to establish You according to my gospel, that is, the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which has been kept in silence in the times of the ages, but has now been manifested, and through the prophetic writings, according to the command of the eternal God, has been made known to all the Gentiles for the obedience of faith; To the only wise God through Jesus Christ, to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen."
Footnote 4 of 25 says "in the times of the ages" referring to the time since the beginning of the world.
Praise the Father for His love before the world began.