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Beddome was prolific as hymn writer, composing more than 800 hymns during his lifetime. They were written to be sung after his weekly Sunday sermon each week: relating to its content, they were not originally intended for publication. Beddome allowed 13 of his hymms to be included in the
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The man of taste will be gratified with the beauty and original turns of thought which many of them exhibit, while the experimental
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