Joseph Hart
Joseph Hart (1712-1768) was an English Independent Sovereign Grace preacher and hymn writer. In 1759, he was appointed pastor of the church meeting in Jewin Street, London. He served in this position for nine years, ending with his death in 1768.
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Glory To The Eternal Be
Glory to the Eternal be, Three-in-One, and One-in-Three; God that pitied sinners lost – Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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With All The Heavenly Host
With all the heavenly host, Let Christians join to laud; The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost – Our Savior and our God.
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To The Great Godhead
To the great Godhead, Father, Son, And Holy Spirit, Three-in-One, Be glory, praise, and honor given, By all on earth, and all in heaven.
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To Comprehend The Great Three-One
1 To comprehend the great THREE-ONE, Is more than highest angels can; Or what the Trinity has done From death and hell to ransom man. 2 But all true Christians this may boast, (A truth from nature never learned), That Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, To save our souls are all concerned.
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A Man There Is, A Real Man
1 A Man there is, a real Man, With wounds still gaping wide, From which rich streams of blood once ran, In hands, and feet, and side. 2 ’Tis no wild fancy of our brains, No metaphor we speak; The same dear Man in heaven now reigns That suffered for our sake.
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The Life And Death Of Joseph Hart
This worthy minister was born in London in the year 1712. He w'rites concerning himself, “As I had the happiness of being born of believing parents, I imbibed the sound doctrines of the gospel from my infancy; nor was I without touches of heart, checks of conscience, and meltings of affection, by the secret strivings of God’s Spirit with me while very young: but, the impressions were not deep, nor the influences lasting, being frequently defaced and quenched by the vanities and vices of childhood and youth. About the twenty-first year of my age, I began to be under great anxiety concerning my soul. The spirit of bondage distressed me sore; though I endeavoured to commend myself to God’s favour by amendment of life, virtuous…
