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 ...
Poor Esau repented too lateThat once he his birth-right despised;And sold, for a morsel of meat,What could not too highly ...
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 ...
Day of judgement, day of wonders!Hark! the trumpet's awful sound,Louder than a thousand thunders,Shakes the vast creation round!How the summons ...
See! the corn again in ear!How the fields and valleys smile!Harvest now is drawing nearTo repay the farmer's toil:Gracious Lord, ...
When slumber seals our weary eyes,The busy fancy wakeful keeps;The scenes which then before us rise,Prove something in us never ...
If Paul in Caesar's court must stand,He need not fear the sea;Secured from harm, on every hand,By the divine decree.Although ...
Once perishing in blood I lay,Creatures no help could give,But Jesus passed me in the way,He saw, and bid me ...
See the gloomy gath'ring cloudHanging o'er a sinful land!Sure the Lord proclaims aloud,Times of trouble are at hand:Happy they, who ...
Time, with an unwearied hand,Pushes round the seasons past,And in life's frail glass, the sandSinks apace, not long to last:Many, ...
The manna favored Israel's meat,Was gathered day by day;When all the host was served, the heatMelted the rest away.In vain ...
When Israel heard the fiery law,From Sinai's top proclaimed;Their hearts seemed full of holy awe,Their stubborn spirits tamed.Yet, as forgetting ...
Nay, I cannot let Thee go,Till a blessing thou bestow;Do not turn away thy face,Mine's an urgent pressing case.Dost thou ...
Thus saith the holy One, and true,To his beloved faithful few;Of heav'n and hell I hold the keys,To shut, or ...
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