First linesJohn Newton

1 The prophets’ sons in times of old, The Borrowed Axe
A believer, free from care, The Trembling Gaoler
A garden contemplation suits, The Garden
A glance from heav’n with sweet effect, Lightning in the Night
A lion, though by nature wild, The Tamed Lion
A shelter, from the rain or wind, For a Garden-Seat or Summer-House
A word from Jesus calms the sea, Peter Walking Upon the Water
A worlding spent each day The Rich Man and Lazarus
Afflictions do not come alone, Love Tokens
Afflictions, though they seem severe, The Prodigal Son
Ah! what can I do, The Burdened Sinner
Alas! by nature how depraved, How Shall I Put Thee Among the Children?
Alas! Elisha’s servant cried, More with Us Than with Them
Although on massy pillars built, On the Earthquake. Sept. 8, 1775
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound!) Faith’s Review and Expectation
Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat The Effort-in Another Measure
As needles point towards the pole The Loadstone
As once for Jonah, so the Lord, The Gourd
As parched in the barren sands, The Trust of the Wicked and the Righteous Compared
As some tall rock amidst the waves The Death of Stephen
As the serpent raised by Moses Look Unto Me, and Be Ye Saved
As the sun’s enliv’ning eye At Parting
As when the weary trav’ler gains Home in View
Be still, my heart! these anxious cares Why Art Thou Cast Down?
Before Elisha’s gate Naaman
Begone, unbelief, I Will Trust and Not Be Afraid
Behold the throne of grace! Another
Beneath the tyrant Satan’s yoke We Were Pharaoh’s Bondmen
Beside the gospel pool, The Pool of Bethesda.
Bitter indeed the waters are The Bitter Waters
Bleak winter is subdued at length, Spring
Blinded in youth by Satan’s arts, The Enchantment Dissolved
By faith in Christ I walk with God, Another
By the poor widow’s oil and meal The Meal and Cruse of Oil
By various maxims, forms, and rules, Looking Unto Jesus
Cheer up, my soul, there is a mercy-seat, The Effort
Chief Shepherd of thy chosen sheep, Prayer for Ministers
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare⁠— Ask What I Shall Give Thee
Confirm the hope thy word allows, 89
Constrain’d by their Lord to embark, The Disciples at Sea.
Could the creatures help or ease us The Ruler’s Daughter Raised
Courage, my soul! behold the prize There the Weary Are at Rest
Darkness overspreads us here, Salvation Drawing Nearer
Day of judgment, day of wonders! The Day of Judgment
Destruction’s dangerous road Are There Few That Shall Be Saved?
Does it not grief and wonder move, Elijah’s Prayer
Does the gospel-word proclaim Rest for Weary Souls
Elijah’s example declares, Elijah Fed by Ravens.
Elisha, struck with grief and awe, Elijah’s Mantle
Encouraged by thy word The Beggar
Ensnared too long my heart has been Waiting at Wisdom’s Gates
Father of angels and of men, 105
“Father, forgive,” the Saviour said, Father, Forgive Them
Fervent persevering prayers Peter Released from Prison
Fix my heart and eyes on thine! True Happiness
For mercies, countless as the sands, What Shall I Render?
Forest beasts that live by prey, The Benighted Traveler
From Egypt lately freed The Pilgrim’s Song
From pole to pole let others roam, The Lord Is My Portion
From Sheba a distant report Queen of Sheba
Gladness was spread through Isr’el’s host A Famine of the Word
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion; or the City of God.
Glory to God the Father’s name, 106
God with one piercing glance looks through The Day of the Lord.
Happy are they to whom the Lord Another
Happy the birth where grace presides, The Power of Grace
Hark! how Time’s wide-sounding bell Death and War. 1778
He who on earth as man was known, The Refuge, River, and Rock of the Church
Hear what the Lord, the great Amen, Laodicea
Here at Bethesda’s pool, the poor, Another
Honey though the bee prepares, Vanity of the Creature Sanctified
How bless’d the righteous are Balaam’s Wish.
How David, when by sin deceived, David’s Fall
How hurtful was the choice of Lot, Lot in Sodom
How kind the good Samaritan The Good Samaritan
How lost was my condition The Good Physician
How soon the Saviour’s gracious call Not in Word, but in Power
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds The Name of Jesus
How tedious and tasteless the hours None Upon Earth I Desire Besides Thee
How welcome to the saints, when press’d The Lord’s Day
Hungry and faint and poor, 92
“I am,” saith Christ, “your glorious head,” The Resurrection and the Life
I ask’d the Lord, that I might grow Prayer Answered by Crosses
I would, but cannot sing⁠— The Good That I Would Do, I Do Not
If for a time the air be calm, The Sea.
If Paul in Cesar’s court must stand, Paul’s Voyage
If Solomon for wisdom pray’d, Another
If the Lord our leader be, Jacob’s Ladder
If to Jesus for relief Questions to Unbelief
In evil long I took delight, Looking at the Cross
In mercy, not in wrath, rebuke Pleading for Mercy
In themselves as weak as worms, Power of Prayer
In vain our fancy strives to paint On the Death of a Believer
Incarnate God! the soul that knows The Believer’s Safety
Jesus Christ, the Lord’s Anointed, On One Stone Shall Be Seven Eyes
Jesus is mine! I’m now prepared Habakkuk 3:17⁠–⁠18
Jesus, to what didst thou submit, The Woman of Samaria
Jesus, who bought us with his blood, The Prayer of Jabez
John in vision saw the day The Great Tribunal
Joy is a fruit that will not grow The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
Kindle, Saviour, in my heart Bitter and Sweet
Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake, A Welcome to Christian Friends
Legion was my name by nature, The Legion Dispossessed
Let hearts and tongues unite, Another
Let me dwell on Golgotha, It Is Good to Be Here
Let us adore the grace that seeks The Lord’s Call to His Children
Let us love and sing and wonder, Praise for Redeeming Love
Let worldly minds the world pursue Old Things Are Passed Away
Lord, thou hast won⁠—at length I yield⁠— The Rebel’s Surrender to Grace.⁠–⁠Lord, What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?
Lord, what is man? extremes how wide Man by Nature, Grace, and Glory
Manna to Israel well supplied Manna
Martha her love and joy express’d Martha and Mary
Mary to her Saviour’s tomb Weeping Mary
May the grace of Christ our Saviour, 2 Corinthians 13:14
“Mercy, thou son of David!” Bartimeus
“My barns are full, my stores increase, The Worldling
My harp untuned, and laid aside, Hoping for a Revival
My soul is beset Encouragement
My soul once had its plenteous years, Plenty in the Time of Dearth
My soul, this curious house of clay, Hope Beyond the Grave
Nay, I cannot let thee go My Name Is Jacob
No words can declare, Expostulation
Not to Sinai’s dreadful blaze, 94
Now let us join with hearts and tongues, Man Honoured Above Angels
Now may fervent prayer arise, Another
Now may He who from the dead Hebrews 13:20, 22
Now may the Lord reveal his face, Reigning Grace
Now, gracious Lord, thine arm reveal, Prayer for a Blessing
Now, Lord, inspire the preacher’s heart, 90
O David’s Son and David’s Lord! David’s Charge to Solomon
O Happy they who know the Lord, Gospel Privileges
O Lord, how vile am I, Behold, I Am Vile
O Lord, our languid souls inspire, On Opening a Place for Social Prayer
Oft as the bell, with solemn toll, The Tolling Bell
Oft as the leper’s case I read, The Leper
Oft in vain the voice of truth Earthly Prospects Deceitful
Often thy public means of grace, 95
Oh may the pow’r which melts the rock Confession and Prayer. Dec. 13, 1776
Oh! speak that gracious word again, Peace Restored
On man, in his own image made, Adam
On the same flow’r we often see The Spider and Bee
Once a woman silent stood The Two Debtors
Once perishing in blood I lay; Humbled and Silenced by Mercy
Once, while we aim’d at Zion’s songs, Prayer for the Continuance of the Gospel.
One awful word which Jesus spoke The Blasted Fig-Tree
One glance of thine, eternal Lord, The Way of Access
One there is, above all others, A Friend That Sticketh Closer Than a Brother
Oppress’d with unbelief and sin, My Grace Is Sufficient for Thee
Our Lord, who knows full well The Importunate Widow.
Pensive, doubting, fearful heart, To the Afflicted, Tossed with Tempests, and Not Comforted
Physician of my sin-sick soul, A Sick Soul
Pleasing spring again is here; Another
Poor Esau repented too late Esau
Poor sinners! little do they think Belshazzar
Poor, weak, and worthless, though I am, Is This Thy Kindness to Thy Friend?
Prayer an answer will obtain, The Woman of Canaan
Preachers may from Ezekiel’s case Preaching to the Dry Bones
Precious Bible! what a treasure The Word More Precious Than Gold
Prepare a thankful song Praise to the Redeemer
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart, The Child
Refreshed by the bread and wine, Communion with the Saints in Glory
Rejoice, believer, in the Lord, Perseverance
Remember us, we pray thee, Lord, Psalm 106:4⁠–⁠5
Return to bless my waiting eyes, Return, O Lord, How Long?
Safely through another week Saturday Evening
Salvation! what a glorious plan! Salvation
Saved by blood, I live to tell Hear What He Has Done for My Soul!
Saviour, shine, and cheer my soul; The Change.
Saviour, visit thy plantation, Prayer for a Revival
See Aaron, God’s anointed priest, The True Aaron
See the corn again in ear! Harvest
See the gloomy gath’ring cloud, The Hiding-Place. Feb. 10, 1779
See, how rude Winter’s icy hand Winter.
See, the world for youth prepares, The World
See! another year is gone! Uncertainty of Life
Shall men pretend to pleasure We Were Once as You Are
Sight, hearing, feeling, taste, and smell. Faith a New and Comprehensive Sense
“Simon beware,” the Saviour said⁠— The Believer’s Danger, Safety, and Duty
Sin, when view’d by Scripture light, Sin’s Deceit
Sinner, art thou still secure? Prepare to Meet God
Sinners, hear the Saviour’s call, Invitation
Son of God, thy people shield! Prayer for the Lord’s Promised Presence
Sovereign grace has power alone The Two Malefactors
Stop, poor sinner! stop and think, Alarm
Strange and mysterious is my life, The Inward Warfare
Supported by the word, The Power and Triumph of Faith
Sweet was the time when first I felt Oh That I Were as in Months Past!
Sweeter sounds than music knows Praise for the Incarnation
Ten thousand talents once I owed, The Happy Debtor
That man no guard or weapons needs Another
That was a wonder-working word The Old and New Creation
The book of nature open lies, The Book of Creation
The castle of the human heart, The Heart Taken
The church a garden is, The Barren Fig-Tree
The evils that beset our path, Vanity of Life.
The Father we adore, 104
The gath’ring clouds, with aspect dark, On the Commencement of Hostilities in America
The God who once to Isr’el spoke God Speaking from Mount Zion
The grass and flow’rs which clothe the field, Hay-Time
The ice and snow we lately saw, The Thaw
The kine unguided went The Milch Kine Drawing the Ark: Faith’s Surrender of All
The lion that on Samson roar’d, Samson’s Lion
The Lord, our salvation and light, Ebenezer
The manna, favour’d Israel’s meat, Manna Hoarded
The message first to Smyrna sent, Smyrna
The moon has but a borrow’d light, Moonlight
The moon in silver glory shone, On the Eclipse of the Moon. July 30, 1776
The peace which God alone reveals, 102
The saints Emmanuel’s portion are, Deuteronomy 32:9⁠–⁠10
The Saviour calls his people sheep, Sheep
The Shunammite, oppressed with grief, The Shunammite
The signs which God to Gideon gave Gideon’s Fleece
The subtle spider often weaves The Bee Saved from the Spider
The water stood like walls of brass, The Creatures in the Lord’s Hands
The wishes that the sluggard frames, The Sluggard
The word of Christ our Lord, The Word Quick and Powerful
Thou at whose almighty word A Prayer for Power on the Means of Grace
Though cloudy skies and northern blasts Waiting for Spring
Though in the outward church below The Wheat and Tares
Though Jericho pleasantly stood, Jericho; or, the Waters Healed
Though sore beset with guilt and fear, Cast Down, but Not Destroyed
Though the morn may be serene⁠— Summer Storms.
Though troubles assail, The Lord Will Provide
Through small the drops of falling rain The Flood
Thus saith the Holy One and true, Philadelphia
Thus saith the Lord to Ephesus, Ephesus
Thy message by the preacher seal, We Are Ambassadors for Christ
Thy promise, Lord, and thy command, 91
Time by moments steals away, A New-Year’s Thought and Prayer
Time, with an unwearied hand, Time How Short
’Tis a point I long to know, Another
’Tis past⁠—the dreadful stormy night The Storm Is Hushed
To thee our wants are known, 103
Unbelief the soul dismays, Good Effects by Weak Means
Uncertain how the way to find Perplexity Relieved
Unless the Lord had been my stay, Help in the Time of Need
We seek a rest beyond the skies, 98
Wearied by day with toils and cares, On the Fire at Olney. Sept. 22, 1777
What a mournful life is mine, Dwelling in Mesech
What contradictions meet Travailing in Birth for Souls
What think you of Christ is the test What Think Ye of Christ?
When a black o’erspreading cloud Thunder
When Adam fell he quickly lost Cain and Abel
When any turn from Zion’s way⁠— Will Ye Also Go Away?
When descending from the sky The Foolish Virgins.
When first my soul enlisted Saul’s Armour
When first, to make my heart his own, Dagon Before the Ark
When Hannah, press’d with grief, Hannah; or the Throne of Grace
When Isr’el, by divine command, Supplies in the Wilderness
When Isr’el’s tribes were parch’d with thirst, That Rock Was Christ
When Israel heard the fiery law The Golden Calf
When Israel was from Egypt freed, He Led Them by a Right Way
When Jesus claims the sinner’s heart, Satan Returning
When Joseph his brethren beheld Joseph Made Known to His Brethren
When Joshua, by God’s command, Gibeon
When Moses waved his mystic rod, The Rod of Moses
When my pray’rs are a burden and task. Rejoice the Soul of Thy Servant
When my Saviour, my Shepherd, is near, Why Should I Complain?
When on the cross my Lord I see, Christ Crucified
When Paul was parted from his friends Paul’s Farewell Charge
When Peter boasted, soon he fell, Peter Sinning and Repenting
When Peter, through the tedious night, Casting the Gospel Net
When sinners utter boasting words, They Shall Be Mine, Saith the Lord
When slumber seals our weary eyes, On Dreaming
When the apostle wonders wrought, The Exorcists
When the beloved disciple took The Little Book.
When the disciples cross’d the lake But One Loaf.
When the poor pris’ner, through a grate, The Prisoner
When the sun with cheerful beams The Rainbow
When the wounded spirit hears Humiliation and Praise
While I lived without the Lord, Freedom from Care
While Joshua led the armed bands Moses and Amalek
While with ceaseless course the sun Time How Swift
Why should I fear the darkest hour, Jesus My All
With Isr’el’s God who can compare? Deuteronomy 33:26, 29
With Satan, my accuser, near, A Brand Plucked Out of the Fire
Ye saints on earth, ascribe, with heav’n’s high host 107
Yes! since God himself has said it, Confidence
Zaccheus climb’d the tree, Zaccheus
Zeal is that pure and heav’nly flame True and False Zeal
Zion, the city of our God, Asking the Way to Zion

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