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 ...
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 ...
Could the creatures help or ease usSeldom should we think of prayer;Few, if any, come to Jesus,Till reduced to self-dispair:Long ...
Lord, thou hast won, at length I yield,My heart, by mighty grace compelled,Surrenders all to thee;Against thy terrors long I ...
When first my soul enlistedMy Saviour's foes to fight;Mistaken friends insistedI was not armed aright:So Saul advised DavidHe certainly would ...
Elijah's example declares,Whatever distress may betide;The saints may commit all their caresTo him who will surely provide:When rain long withheld ...
Glorious things of thee are spoken,Zion, city of our God;He whose word cannot be brokenFormed thee for His own abode.On ...
If the Lord our leader be,We may follow without fear;East or West, by land or sea,Home, with him, is everywhere;When ...
Strange and mysterious is my life,What opposites I feel within!A stable peace, a constant strife,The rule of grace, the pow'r ...
Fervent persevering prayersAre faith's assured resource,Brazen gates, and iron bars,In vain withstand their force:Peter when in prison cast,Though by soldiers ...
One there is, above all others,Well deserves the name of friend;His is love beyond a brother's,Costly, free, and knows no ...
Saviour shine and cheer my soul,Bid my dying hopes revive;Make my wounded spirit whole,Far away the tempter drive:Speak the word ...
Jesus, to what didst thou submitTo save thy dear-bought flock from hell!Like a pour trav'ller see him sit,Athirst, and weary, ...
Poor, weak and worthless though I amI have a rich almighty friend;Jesus, the Saviour, is His Name;He freely loves, and ...
See Aaron, God's anointed priest,Within the veil appear;In robes of mystic meaning dressed,Presenting Israel's prayer.The plate of gold which crowns ...
Then the apostle wonders wrought,And healed the sick, in Jesus' name;The sons of Sceva vainly thoughtThat they had pow'r to ...
'Tis a point I long to know,Oft it causes anxious thought;Do I love the Lord, or no?Am I his, or ...
Supported by the word,Though in himself a worm,The servant of the LordCan wondrous acts perform:Without dismay he boldly treadsWhere'er the ...
Zaccheus climbed the tree,And thought himself unknown;But how surprised was heWhen Jesus called him down!The Lord beheld him, though concealed,And ...
In vain my fancy strives to paintThe moment after deathThe glories that surround the saint,When yielding up its breath.One gentle ...
Incarnate God! the soul that knowsThy name's mysterious powerShall dwell in undisturbed repose,Nor fear the trying hour.Thy wisdom, faithfulness and ...
Now let us join with hearts and tongues,And emulate the angels' songs;Yea, sinners may address their KingIn songs that angels ...
The book of nature open lies,With much instruction stored;But till the Lord anoints our eyesWe cannot read a word.Philosophers have ...
Mary to her Saviour's tombHasted at the early dawn;Spice she brought, and sweet perfume,But the Lord, The loved, was gone.For ...
On man, in his own image made,How much did GOD bestow?The whole creation homage paid,And owned him LORD, below!He dwelt ...
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 ...
A Believer, free from care,May in chains, or dungeons, sing,If the Lord be with him there;And he happier than a ...
A Word from Jesus calms the sea,The stormy wind controls;And gives repose and libertyTo tempest-tossed souls.To Peter on the waves ...
Safely through another week,God has brought us on our way;Let us now a blessing seek,On th' approaching Sabbath-day:Day of all ...
Sovereign grace has pow'r aloneTo subdue a heart of stone;And the moment grace is felt,Then the hardest heart will melt.When ...
How sweet the name of Jesus soundsIn a believer's ear?It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,And drives away his fear.It ...
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