The Lord Will Provide (John Newton Poems)
Though troubles assailAnd dangers affright,Though friends should all failAnd foes all unite;Yet one thing secures us,Whatever betide,The scripture assures us,The ...
John Newton Poems on Death & Dying (31 Poems)
The Ruler’s Daughter Raised (John Newton Poems)
Could the creatures help or ease usSeldom should we think of prayer;Few, if any, come to Jesus,Till reduced to self-dispair:Long ...
Saul’s Armor (John Newton Poems)
When first my soul enlistedMy Saviour's foes to fight;Mistaken friends insistedI was not armed aright:So Saul advised DavidHe certainly would ...
Esau (John Newton Poems)
Poor Esau repented too lateThat once he his birth-right despised;And sold, for a morsel of meat,What could not too highly ...
Look Unto Me, And Be Ye Saved (John Newton Poems)
As the serpent raised by MosesHealed the burning serpent's bite;Jesus thus himself disclosesTo the wounded sinner's sight:Hear his gracious invitation,I ...
Harvest (John Newton Poems)
See! the corn again in ear!How the fields and valleys smile!Harvest now is drawing nearTo repay the farmer's toil:Gracious Lord, ...
The Rich Man And Lazarus (John Newton Poems)
A Worldling spent each dayIn luxury and state;While a believer lay,A beggar at his gate:Think not the Lord's appointments strange,Death ...
The Foolish Virgins (John Newton Poems)
When descending from the skyThe Bridegroom shall appear;And the solemn midnight cry,Shall call professors near:How the sound our hearts will ...
How Lost Was My Condition (John Newton Poems)
How lost was my conditionTill Jesus made me whole!There is but one physicianCan cure a sin-sick soulNext door to death ...
The Good Physician (John Newton Poems)
How lost was my conditionTill Jesus made me whole!There is but one PhysicianCan cure a sin-sick soul.Next door to death ...
The Exorcists (John Newton Poems)
Then the apostle wonders wrought,And healed the sick, in Jesus' name;The sons of Sceva vainly thoughtThat they had pow'r to ...
The Good Samaritan (John Newton Poems)
How kind the good SamaritanTo him who fell among the thieves!Thus Jesus pities fallen man,And heals the wounds the soul ...
On The Death Of A Believer (John Newton Poems)
In vain my fancy strives to paintThe moment after deathThe glories that surround the saint,When yielding up its breath.One gentle ...
Prayer Answered By Crosses (John Newton Poems)
I ask'd the Lord, that I might growIn faith, and love, and ev'ry grace,Might more of his salvation know,And seek ...
Salvation Drawing Nearer (John Newton Poems)
Darkness overspreads us here,But the night wears fast away;Jacob's star will soon appear,Leading on eternal day!Now 'tis time to rouse ...
The Trembling Jailer (John Newton Poems)
A Believer, free from care,May in chains, or dungeons, sing,If the Lord be with him there;And he happier than a ...
Time How Short (John Newton Poems)
Time, with an unwearied hand,Pushes round the seasons past,And in life's frail glass, the sandSinks apace, not long to last:Many, ...
Ask What I Shall Give Thee (III) (John Newton Poems)
Behold the throne of grace!The promise calls me near;There Jesus shows a smiling face,And waits to answer prayer.That rich atoning ...
The Lord’s Call To His Children (John Newton Poems)
Let us adore the grace that seeksTo draw our hearts above!Attend, 'tis God the Saviour speaks,And every word is love.Though ...
The Two Malefactors (John Newton Poems)
Sovereign grace has pow'r aloneTo subdue a heart of stone;And the moment grace is felt,Then the hardest heart will melt.When ...
Smyrna (John Newton Poems)
The message first to Smyrna sent,A message full of grace;To all the Saviour's flock is meant,In every age and place.Thus ...
How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds (John Newton Poems)
How sweet the name of Jesus soundsIn a believer's ear?It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,And drives away his fear.It ...
Vanity Of Life (John Newton Poems)
The evils that beset our pathWho can prevent or cure?We stand upon the brink of deathWhen most we seem secure.If ...
We Were Pharaoh’s Bondmen (John Newton Poems)
Beneath the tyrant Satan's yokeOur souls were long oppressed;Till grace our galling fetters broke,And gave the weary rest.Jesus, in that ...
The Wheat And Tares (John Newton Poems)
Though in the outward church belowThe wheat and tares together grow;Jesus ere long will weed the crop,And pluck the tares, ...
Ask What I Shall Give Thee (I) (John Newton Poems)
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,Jesus loves to answer prayer;He Himself has bid thee pray,Therefore will not say thee nay.Thou ...
The Death Of Stephen (John Newton Poems)
As some tall rock amidst the waves,The fury of the tempest braves;While the fierce billows toiling high,Break at its foot ...
In Evil Long I Took Delight (John Newton Poems)
In evil long I took delight,Unawed by shame or fear,Till a new object struck my sight,And stopped my wild career.I ...
Pleading For Mercy (John Newton Poems)
In mercy, not in wrath, rebukeThy feeble worm, my God!My spirit dreads thine angry look,And trembles at thy rod.Have mercy, ...
The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength (John Newton Poems)
Joy is a fruit that will not growIn nature's barren foil;All we can boast, till Christ we know,Is vanity and ...