Olney Hymns

by

John Newton


Table of Contents

About This Book

Title Page

Preface

Book 1. On Select Passages of Scripture

GENESIS

Hymn 1. On man, in his own image made

Hymn 2. When Adam fell he quickly lost

Hymn 3. O! for a closer walk with God

Hymn 4. By faith in CHRIST I walk with God

Hymn 5. How hurtful was the choice of Lot

Hymn 6. The saints should never be dismayed

Hymn 7. Though troubles assail

Hymn 8. Poor Esau repented too late

Hymn 9. If the LORD our leader be

Hymn 10. Nay, I cannot let Thee go

Hymn 11. My soul once had its plenteous years

Hymn 12. When Joseph his brethren beheld

EXODUS

Hymn 13. Bitter, indeed, the waters are

Hymn 14. Heal us, EMMANUEL, here we are

Hymn 15. Manna to Israel well supplied

Hymn 16. The manna favored Israel's meat

Hymn 17. By whom was David taught

Hymn 18. When Israel heard the fiery law

LEVITICUS

Hymn 19. See Aaron, God's anointed priest

NUMBERS

Hymn 20. How blest the righteous are

JOSHUA

Hymn 21. When Joshua, by GOD's command

JUDGES

Hymn 22. Jesus, whose blood so freely streamed

Hymn 23. The signs which GOD to Gideon gave

Hymn 24. The lion that on Sampson roared

I SAMUEL

Hymn 25. When Hannah pressed with grief

Hymn 26. When first to make my heart his own

Hymn 27. The kine unguided went

Hymn 28. When first my soul enlisted

II SAMUEL

Hymn 29. How David, when by sin deceived

Hymn 30. Poor, weak, and worthless though I am

I KINGS

Hymn 31. Come, my soul, thy suit prepare

Hymn 32. If Solomon for wisdom prayed

Hymn 33. Behold the throne of grace!

Hymn 34. From Sheba a distant report

Hymn 35. Elijah's example declares

Hymn 36. By the poor widow's oil and meal

II KINGS

Hymn 37. Though Jericho pleasantly stood

Hymn 38. Before Elisha's gate

Hymn 39. The prophets sons, in time of old

Hymn 40. Alas! Elisha's servant cried

I CHRONICLES

Hymn 41. Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)

NEHEMIAH

Hymn 42. Joy is a fruit that will not grow

JOB

Hymn 43. Sweet was the time when first I felt

Hymn 44. Savior shine and cheer my soul

PSALMS

Hymn 45. In mercy, not in wrath, rebuke

Hymn 46. How tedious and tasteless the hours

Hymn 47. Incarnate God! the soul that knows

Hymn 48. That man no guard or weapons needs

Hymn 49. When Israel was from Egypt freed

Hymn 50. For mercies, countless as the sands

Hymn 51. What a mournful life is mine

PROVERBS

Hymn 52. Ere God had built the mountains

Hymn 53. One there is, above all others

Hymn 54. The evils that beset our path

Hymn 55. God gives his mercies to be spent;

Hymn 56. Honey though the bee prepares

SONG OF SOLOMON

Hymn 57. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

Hymn 58. I Will praise thee every day

Hymn 59. He who on earth as man was known

Hymn 60. Glorious things of thee are spoken

Hymn 61. As the serpent raised by Moses

Hymn 62. How lost was my condition

Hymn 63. Pensive, doubting, fearful heart

Hymn 64. The LORD will happiness divine

Hymn 65. Hear what God the LORD hath spoken

JEREMIAH

Hymn 66. As parched in the barren sands

Hymn 67. My God! how perfect are thy ways!

Hymn 68. My God! till I received thy stroke

LAMENTATIONS

Hymn 69. From pole to pole let others roam

EZEKIEL

Hymn 70. Once perishing in blood I lay

Hymn 71. The Lord proclaims his grace abroad!

Hymn 72. As birds their infant brood protect

DANIEL

Hymn 73. Supported by the word

Hymn 74. Poor sinners! little do they think

JONAH

Hymn 75. As once for Jonah, so the Lord

ZECHARIAH

Hymn 76. Son of God! thy people's shield!

Hymn 77. With Satan, my accuser near

Hymn 78. Jesus Christ, the Lord's anointed

Hymn 79. There is a fountain filled with blood

MALACHI

Hymn 80. When sinners utter boasting words

MATTHEW

Hymn 81. Encouraged by thy word

Hymn 82. Oft as the leper's case I read

Hymn 83. Physician of my sin-sick soul

Hymn 84. When Jesus claims the sinner's heart

Hymn 85. Ye sons of earth prepare the plow

Hymn 86. Though in the outward church below

Hymn 87. A Word from JESUS calms the sea

Hymn 88. Prayer an answer will obtain

Hymn 89. What think you of Christ? is the test

Hymn 90. When descending from the sky

Hymn 91. When Peter boasted, soon he fell

MARK

Hymn 92. Legion was my name by nature

Hymn 93. Could the creatures help or ease us

Hymn 94. When the disciples crossed the lake

Hymn 95. Mercy, O thou Son of David!

Hymn 96. Thy mansion is the christian's heart

Hymn 97. One aweful word which JESUS spoke

LUKE

Hymn 98. Once a woman silent stood

Hymn 99. How kind the good Samaritan

Hymn 100. Martha her love and joy expressed

Hymn 101. The castle of the human heart

Hymn 102. My barns are full, my stores increase

Hymn 103. The church a garden is

Hymn 104. Afflictions, though they seem severe;

Hymn 105. A Worldling spent each day

Hymn 106. Our Lord, who knows full well

Hymn 107. Zaccheus climbed the tree

Hymn 108. Simon, beware! the Savior said

Hymn 109. Father, forgive (the Savior said)

Hymn 110. Sovereign grace has pow'r alone

JOHN

Hymn 111. Jesus, to what didst thou submit

Hymn 112. Beside the gospel pool

Hymn 113. Here at Bethesda's pool, the poor

Hymn 114. Constrained by their LORD to embark

Hymn 115. When any turn from Zion's way

Hymn 116. I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head

Hymn 117. Mary to her Savior's tomb

Hymn 118. Hark, my soul! it is the LORD;

Hymn 119. 'Tis a point I long to know

ACTS

Hymn 120. As some tall rock amidst the waves

Hymn 121. Lord, thou hast won, at length I yield

Hymn 122. Fervent persevering prayers

Hymn 123. A Believer, free from care

Hymn 124. Then the apostle wonders wrought

Hymn 125. If Paul in Caesar's court must stand

ROMANS

Hymn 126. I would, but cannot sing

Hymn 127. Darkness overspreads us here

I CORINTHIANS

Hymn 128. When Israel's tribes were parched with thirst

II CORINTHIANS

Hymn 129. Oppressed with unbelief and sin

GALATIANS

Hymn 130. Strange and mysterious is my life

PHILIPPIANS

Hymn 131. Fierce passions discompose the mind

HEBREWS

Hymn 132. Israel in ancient days

Hymn 133. The word of CHRIST, our Lord

Hymn 134. By various maxims, forms and rules

Hymn 135. Afflictions do not come alone

Hymn 136. Thus saith the LORD to Ephesus

Hymn 137. The message first to Smyrna sent

Hymn 138. Write to Sardis, saith the Lord

Hymn 139. Thus saith the holy One, and true

Hymn 140. Hear what the Lord, the great Amen

Hymn 141. When the beloved disciple took

Contents of the first Book

Book 2. On Occasional Subjects.

Section 1. Seasons

Hymn 1. While with ceaseless course the sun

Hymn 2. Time, with an unwearied hand

Hymn 3. See! another year is gone!

Hymn 4. Time, by moments, steals away

Hymn 5. Hark! how time's wide sounding bell

Hymn 6. Oft in vain the voice of truth

New-Year, before sermons

Hymn 7. Now, gracious Lord, thine arm reveal

Hymn 8. Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth

Hymn 9. Now may fervent prayer arise

Hymn 10. When Peter through the tedious night

Hymn 11. Sin has undone our wretched race

Hymn 12. Gracious Lord, our children see

Hymn 13. The Shunemite, oppressed with grief

Hymn 14. Does it not grief, and wonder move

Hymn 15. Preachers may, from Ezekiel's case

Hymn 16. When Moses waved his mystic rod

Hymn 17. The God who once to Israel spoke

Hymn 18. O Thou, at whose almighty word

Hymn 19. Elisha, struck with grief and awe

New-Year, after sermons

Hymn 20. O David's Son, and David's Lord!

Hymn 21. Let us adore the grace that seeks

Hymn 22. Jesus, who bought us with his blood

Hymn 23. Ensnared, too long, my heart has been

Hymn 24. Zion! the city of our God

Hymn 25. Beneath the tyrant Satan's yoke

Hymn 26. What contradictions meet

Hymn 27. Thy message, by the preacher, seal

Hymn 28. When Paul was parted from his friends

Hymn 29. Alas! by nature how depraved

Hymn 30. See, how rude winter's icy hand

Hymn 31. Though cloudy skies, and northern blasts

Hymn 32. Bleak winter is subdued at length

Hymn 33. Pleasing spring again is here!

Hymn 34. Though the morn may be serene

Hymn 35. The grass, and flow'rs, which clothe the field

Hymn 36. See! the corn again in ear!

CHRISTMAS

Hymn 37. Sweeter founds than music knows

Hymn 38. My song shall bless the LORD of all

Hymn 39. Now let us join with hearts and tongues

Hymn 40. Safely through another week

THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR.

Hymn 41. The LORD, our salvation and light

Hymn 42. Let hearts and tongues unite

II. ORDINANCES.

Hymn 43. O LORD, our languid souls inspire

Hymn 44. Jesus, where'er thy people meet

Hymn 45. How welcome to the saints, when pressed

Hymn 46. O happy they who know the Lord

Hymn 47. Happy are they, to whom the LORD

Hymn 48. Once, while we aimed at Zion's songs

Hymn 49. Gladness was spread through Israel's host

Hymn 50. Chief Shepherd of thy chosen sheep

Hymn 51. Savior, visit thy plantation

Hymn 52. My harp untuned, and laid aside

SACRAMENTAL HYMNS.

Hymn 53. This is the feast of heav'nly wine

Hymn 54. When on the cross, my Lord I see

Hymn 55. The Savior! what a noble flame

Hymn 56. Let me dwell on Golgotha

Hymn 57. In evil long I took delight

Hymn 58. When Israel by divine command

Hymn 59. Refreshed by the bread and wine

ON PRAYER

Hymn 60. What various hindrances we meet

Hymn 61. In themselves, as weak as worms

ON THE SCRIPTURE.

Hymn 62. The Spirit breathes upon the word

Hymn 63. Precious Bible! what a treasure

III. PROVIDENCES

Hymn 64. The gath'ring clouds, with aspect dark

FAST-DAY HYMNS.

Hymn 65. O, may the pow'r which melts the rock

Hymn 66. While Joshua led the armed bands

Hymn 67. See the gloomy gath'ring cloud

Hymn 68. Although on massy pillars built

Hymn 69. Wearied by day with toils and cares

Hymn 70. Kindred in CHRIST, for his dear sake

Hymn 71. As the sun's enliv'ning eye

FUNERAL HYMNS.

Hymn 72. In vain my fancy strives to paint

Hymn 73. His master taken from his head

Hymn 74. Oft as the bell, with solemn toll

Hymn 75. My soul, this curious house of clay

Hymn 76. Courage, my soul! behold the prize

Hymn 77. Day of judgment, day of wonders!

Hymn 78. God, with one piercing glance, looks through

Hymn 79. John in vision saw the day

IV. CREATION.

Hymn 80. That was a wonder-working word

Hymn 81. The book of nature open lies

Hymn 82. When the sun, with cheerful beams

Hymn 83. When a black overspreading cloud

Hymn 84. A Glance from heav'n, with sweet effect

Hymn 85. The moon in silver glory shone

Hymn 86. The moon has but a borrowed light

Hymn 87. If for a time the air be calm

Hymn 88. Though small the drops of falling rain

Hymn 89. The ice and snow we lately saw

Hymn 90. As needles point towards the pole

Hymn 91. On the same flow'r we often see

Hymn 92. The subtle spider often weaves

Hymn 93. A Lion, though by nature wild

Hymn 94. The Savior calls his people sheep

Hymn 95. A Garden contemplation suits

Hymn 96. A Shelter from the rain or wind

Hymn 97. The water stood like walls of brass

Hymn 98. When slumber seals our weary eyes

Hymn 99. See, the world for youth prepares

Hymn 100. Blinded in youth by Satan's arts

Contents of the second Book

Book 3. On the Spiritual Life.

I. Solemn Addresses to Sinners.

Hymn 1. No words can declare

Hymn 2. Stop, poor sinner! stop and think

Hymn 3. Shall men pretend to pleasure

Hymn 4. Sinner, art thou still secure?

Hymn 5. Sinner, hear the Savior's call

Similar Hymns

II. Seeking, Pleading, and Hoping.

Hymn 6. Ah, what can I do

Hymn 7. O LORD, how vile am I

Hymn 8. My former hopes are dead

Hymn 9. My soul is beset

Hymn 10. Breathe from the gentle South, O LORD

Hymn 11. Cheer up, my soul, there is a mercy-seat

Hymn 12. Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat

Hymn 13. To those who know the LORD I speak

Hymn 14. Does the gospel-word proclaim

Similar Hymns

III. CONFLICT.

Hymn 15. God moves in a mysterious way

Hymn 16. 'Tis my happiness below

Hymn 17. O How I love thy holy word

Hymn 18. The billows swell the winds are high

Hymn 19. God of my life, to thee I call

Hymn 20. My soul is sad and much dismayed;

Hymn 21. 'Tis past--the dreadful stormy night

Hymn 22. Unless the LORD had been my stay

Hymn 23. When darkness long has veiled my mind

Hymn 24. The Savior hides his face!

Hymn 25. When my prayers are a burden and task

Hymn 26. Dear Lord accept a sinful heart

Hymn 27. Kindle, Savior, in my heart

Hymn 28. Lord, who hast suffered all for me

Hymn 29. O Lord, my best desire fulfill

Hymn 30. When my Savior, my Shepherd is near

Hymn 31. Return to bless my waiting eyes

Hymn 32. Though sore beset with guilt and fear

Hymn 33. Forest beasts, that live by prey

Hymn 34. When the poor pris'ner through a grate

Hymn 35. Uncertain how the way to find

Hymn 36. I asked the LORD that I might grow

Hymn 37. Begone unbelief

Hymn 38. If to Jesus for relief

Hymn 39. Unbelief the soul dismays

Hymn 40. Be still my heart! these anxious cares

Hymn 41. One glance of thine, eternal LORD

Hymn 42. From Egypt lately freed

Similar Hymns

IV. COMFORT.

Hymn 43. Sight, hearing, feeling, taste and smell

Hymn 44. How blest thy creature is, O God

Hymn 45. Far from the world, O Lord, I flee

Hymn 46. Why should I fear the darkest hour

Hymn 47. To tell the Savior all my wants

Hymn 48. Sometimes a light surprises

Hymn 49. Lord my soul with pleasure springs

Hymn 50. Honor and happiness unite

Hymn 51. I was a groveling creature once

Hymn 52. Yes! since God himself has said it

Hymn 53. O, speak that gracious word again

Hymn 54. Saved by blood I live to tell

Hymn 55. While I lived without the Lord

Hymn 56. When the wounded spirit hears

Hymn 57. When Hagar found the bottle spent

Hymn 58. As when the weary travell'r gains

Similar Hymns

V. DEDICATION and SURRENDER

Hymn 59. Let worldly minds the world pursue

Hymn 60. Happy the birth where grace presides

Hymn 61. I thirst, but not as once I did

Hymn 62. No strength of nature can suffice

Hymn 63. Sin enslaved me many years

Hymn 64. Holy LORD GOD! I love thy truth

Hymn 65. Quiet, LORD, my froward heart

Hymn 66. Fix my heart and eyes on thine!

Hymn 67. Ten thousand talents once I owed

Similar Hymns

VI. CAUTIONS.

Hymn 68. The new-born child of gospel-grace

Hymn 69. O God, whose favorable eye

Hymn 70. Zeal is that pure and heav'nly flame

Hymn 71. The LORD receives his highest praise

Hymn 72. Too many, LORD, abuse thy grace

Hymn 73. What thousands never knew the road!

Hymn 74. To keep the lamp alive

Hymn 75. Grace, triumphant in the throne

Hymn 76. Sin, when viewed by scripture light

Hymn 77. Destruction's dangerous road

Hymn 78. The wishes that the sluggard frames

Hymn 79. How soon the Savior's gracious call

Similar Hymns

VII. PRAISE.

Hymn 80. Of all the gifts thine hand bestows

Hymn 81. Almighty King! whose wondrous hand

Hymn 82. Let us love, and sing, and wonder

Hymn 83. Winter has a joy for me

Hymn 84. Rejoice, believer, in the LORD

Hymn 85. Salvation! what a glorious plan

Hymn 86. Now may the LORD reveal his face

Hymn 87. Prepare a thankful song

Hymn 88. Lord, what is man! extremes how wide

Similar Hymns

VIII. SHORT HYMNS: BEFORE SERMON.

Hymn 89. Confirm the hope thy word allows

Hymn 90. Now, LORD, inspire the preacher's heart

Hymn 91. Thy promise, LORD, and thy command

Hymn 92. Hungry, and faint, and poor

Hymn 93. Remember us, we pray thee, LORD

Hymn 94. Not to Sinai's dreadful blaze

Hymn 95. Often thy public means of grace

AFTER SERMON.

Hymn 96. With Israel's God who can compare?

Hymn 97. JESUS is mine! I'm now prepared

Hymn 98. We seek a rest beyond the skies

Hymn 99. The saints EMMANUEL'S portion are

Hymn 100. Now may He who from the dead

Hymn 101. May the grace of CHRIST our Savior

Hymn 102. The peace which God alone reveals

Hymn 103. To thee our wants are known

GLORIA PATRIA.

Hymn 104. The Father we adore

Hymn 105. Father of angels and of men

Hymn 106. Glory to God, the FATHER'S name

Hymn 107. Ye saints on earth ascribe with heav'ns high host

Contents of the third Book

From the Complete Works of William Cowper

Hymn 1. To Jesus, the Crown of my hope


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