Saturday 14 April 2012

John Bakewell: in his twenties he became a preaching associate of the Wesleys, M. Madan, A. M. Toplady, J. Fletcher and other evangelical names. He died at Lewisham aged 98 and was buried in the Wesleyan burying ground connected with the City Road Chapel, London. The hymn posted below was first included in the LFHB in the 1932 edition, here it is presented with scripture annotations by J.G.


028, 1932, 1951, 1962, 1973, 2001.
Bakewell, John, 1721-18.3.1819, Methodist, b. Brailsford Derbyshire, directed Greenwich Royal Park Academy. Hymn writer and poet. d. Lewisham, 8.7.8.7.D
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Hail! Thou once despised Jesus
Isa 53.3 He is despised and rejected of men
Praises loudly now we sing;
Ps 51.14 my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness
Thou didst suffer Lord, to save us,
1Peter 3.18 Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God
Nigh to God Thine own to bring.
Eph 2:13 but now in Christ Jesus ye who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ.
Hail! once lowly Man of sorrows,
Isa 53.3 a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief
Bearer of our grief and shame;
Isa 53.4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows
Graced in Thee by God's own favour,
Rom 5.1,2 our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand
Life we have through Thy blest Name.
John 20.31 that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name
2
Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
1Ti 3:16 God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.
There in majesty divine,
Heb 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
There in heav'n our hearts accord Thee
2Peter 3.18 To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Every honour that is Thine;
John 5.23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father..
Now for us in patience waiting,
Rev 1.9 the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ
With Thy loved ones all to share:
John 10.16 I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd
We that joy anticipating
Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Till in glory we appear.
Col 4.3 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory
3
Soon we shall, as come to glory,
Heb 2:10 in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Thy transcendent grace relate,
Eph 2:7 that he might display in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.
Gladly sing th' amazing story
Re 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
Of Thy dying love so great.
Re 1:5 from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
In that blessed contemplation
Ps 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD,

We for evermore shall dwell,
Ps 23.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Praise with deepest adoration
Ps 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Love that none below can tell.
Eph 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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