The
hymn of the day, Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus (LSB #531), connects the suffering of Jesus with our salvation and shows
that the glory of God is revealed in the suffering and death of His Son. ‘Worship, honor, power, and blessing / Thou art worthy to receive’ because
‘Thou didst suffer to release us…Thou universal Savior, Bearer
of our sin and shame.’
Our
hymn was written by John Bakewell. (1721-1819)
When Bakewell was about 18 years old, he was deeply touched by a book he
read and turned his thoughts to the Lord. By the time he was 23, he was
preaching the gospel in his own neighborhood. Later he became associated with
the Wesley’s and their work in London.
From
1749 he preached at the “Greenwich Royal Park Academy”. He not only preached
the word but wrote several hymns as well.
On
his tombstone, in City Road Chapel (buried near to John Wesley) appears the
following inscription
“Sacred
to the memory of JOHN BAKEWELL, late of Greenwich, who departed this life March
18, 1819, aged ninety-eight. He adorned the Doctrine of God, Our Savior, eighty
years, and preached His glorious gospel about 70 years.
There forever to abide;
All the heavenly hosts adore Thee,
Seated at Thy Father’s side;
Worship, honor, power, and blessing,
Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises without ceasing,
Meet is for us to give. ”
This hymn was written in 1757.[1]
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